Van Eyck to Velazquez: a New Look at Old Masters
ARHA 209
Spring 2016
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01
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| Crosslisting:
MDST 213 |
This course investigates the art of Northern European and Iberian art in the Early Modern period (1400-1700). Artists thrived in the lands outside of Italy as art markets expanded, new genres arose to appeal to diversified audiences, and changes in religious belief and practices invigorated the market for devotional art. The establishment of overseas empires brought wealth and exotic goods to the continent while exposing artists to new ideas and new ways of picturing the world. Add to this technical innovations such as the development of oil painting and introduction of canvas supports, and the stage was set for the emergence of the great masters whose works we will encounter in this course--including Rogier van der Weyden, Jan van Eyck, Pedro Berruguete, Hieronymus Bosch, Albrecht Dürer, Pieter Bruegel, Rembrandt van Rijn, Diego Velázquez, Johannes Vermeer, and Francisco Zurbarán. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (MDST-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Susie Nash, NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART. Oxford University Press, 2008
John F. Moffitt, THE ARTS IN SPAIN. Thames & Hudson, 1999
Jeffrey Chipps Smith, THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE. Phaidon, 2004
Selected scholarly articles and essays, available on e-reserves
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Examinations and Assignments:
2 exams, 2 brief writing assignments, final exam (advanced students may substitute a research paper) |
| Instructor(s): Katz,Melissa R. Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: WYL112; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 10 | FR: 9 |
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