Fall 2018  |  ARTH 5302 Section 001: The Image Multiplied: Prints in Early Modern Europe (33805)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 260
Enrollment Status:
Open (16 of 30 seats filled)
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Course Catalog Description:
The technology of mechanically reproducing complex visual images on paper, a development of fifteenth-century Europe, transformed the early modern world no less than the emergence of digital media has transformed our own. Techniques of woodcut, engraving and etching quickly became important media for innovation within the fine arts. At the same time, they became equally important as sources for devotional imagery, for disseminating copies of other artworks, for the expansion of knowledge through scientific illustration, and for the effective broadcasting of political and religious messages during centuries of extraordinary political and religious upheaval. In this course we will investigate the cultural history of printed images in Europe from the time of their emergence in the fifteenth century through the mid-eighteenth century. Through lectures and class discussion, you will develop a familiarity with the technical aspects of printmaking and apply that understanding to the historical interpretation of specific works. The course will not be an exhaustive survey of printmakers and printmaking styles during the early modern era but will instead approach the early modern print through the changing cultural circumstances of its production and reception. While we will consider the work of many lesser-known (and anonymous) artists, we will concentrate on the work of major printmakers such as Mantegna, Dürer, Goltzius, Rembrandt, Callot, Hogarth, and Piranesi. The course will include visits to local collections.
Class Description:
The technology of mechanically reproducing complex visual images on paper, a development of fifteenth-century Europe, transformed the early modern world no less than the emergence of digital media has transformed our own. This course investigates the cultural history of printed images in Europe from the time of their emergence in the fifteenth century through the mid-eighteenth century. Students will develop a familiarity with the technical aspects of printmaking and apply that understanding to the historical interpretation of specific works. The course will not be an exhaustive survey of printmakers and printmaking styles during the early modern era but will instead approach the early modern print through the changing cultural circumstances of its production and reception. Topics include: devotional prints, book illustration, reproductive printmaking, virtuosity in printmaking, prints and the production of scientific knowledge, social networks within early modern print culture, and the role played by print culture in major social and political events such as the Protestant Reformation. While the course will consider the work of many lesser-known (and anonymous) artists, it will concentrate on the work of major printmakers such as Durer, Mantegna, Goltzius, Rembrandt, Callot, Hogarth, and Piranesi. Course includes visits to local collections. For advanced undergraduates and graduate students.
Grading:
25% Midterm Exam
35% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
10% Class Participation
Class Format:
60% Lecture
40% Discussion
Workload:
50-75 Pages Reading Per Week
8-9 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33805/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

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