HUAS75028 - Baroque Art Outside Italy

Course Description

This course introduces the visual arts in Europe outside of Italy from the late sixteenth through early eighteenth centuries. Works of painting, sculpture, and architecture will be considered in light of their social, cultural, political and religious contexts. During the semester we will examines dominant trends and developments in French, Spanish, Flemish, Dutch, and English art. Art and architecture in New Spain will also be touched upon. Themes to be explored in the course include the importance of patronage (ecclesiastic, royal, aristocratic and bourgeois), the role of the spectator, the importance of illusionism, attitudes towards the antique, developments in artistic theory, and academies of art, the rise of genres such as landscape and still-life painting, the impact of global encounters, scientific developments, the changing social status of artists, and the development of open markets for art. The original settings and functions of works of art will be emphasized as will the possibilities and limitations of materials and techniques. Artists we will consider include Nicolas Poussin, Charle LeBrun, Georges de la Tour, El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Jusepe Ribera, Francisco de Zurbaran, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Hendrick ter Bregghen, Gerrit van Honthorset, Rembrandt van Rijn, Frans Hals, and Johannes Vermeer.

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Online registration closes Friday, March 15 at 5 pm CT.

You will receive an invitation to join the Canvas site for the course a week before the class begins. The Zoom link for the course will be in Canvas. For more information about Canvas, please see our Remote Learning Resources page.