Spring 2018  |  ARTH 3311 Section 001: Baroque Art in Seventeenth Century Europe (67472)

Instructor(s)
Erik Farseth (Proxy)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 235
Enrollment Status:
Open (39 of 45 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Dominant trends/figures of Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch Baroque period. Works of major masters, including Caravaggio, Bernini, Poussin, Velazquez, Rembrandt, and Rubens. Development of illusionistic ceiling decoration. Theoretical basis of Baroque art. Art's subservience to Church and royal court.
Class Description:
This course examines the dominant trends and figures of the Italian, French, Spanish, Flemish, and Dutch Baroque period. We will explore the works of major masters including Caravaggio, Bernini, Poussin, Velazquez, Rembrandt, and Rubens, as well as such issues as the development of illusionistic ceiling decoration, the theoretical basis of Baroque art, the politics of early modern art in Europe, and art's subservience to the Church and the royal court.
Who Should Take This Class?:
This course will interest anyone who loves art, history, and culture.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
30% Paper
10% Attendance
Exam Format:
Slide identifications and comparisons; short essays
Class Format:
80% Lecture
20% Discussion
Workload:
10-25 Pages Reading Per Week
5-10 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67472/1183
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/ostro133_ARTH3311_Spring2018.docx
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
9 October 2017

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