Baroque Art: Italy & Spain 1600–1800 (340-1-1)

Topic

Painting and Sculpture

Instructors

Jesus R Escobar
847/467-0854
Kresge 4321
Office Hours: W 3-4pm; R 3:30-4:30pm

Isaac Vazquez

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-325: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

This course examines works of art in all media produced in Italy and Spain during the Baroque era (ca. 1600-1750), with a focus on painting and sculpture. It pays particular attention to the social and cultural contexts of art objects, touching upon major themes such as the impact of religious reforms on the visual arts; contemporary struggles with race, class, gender, and sexuality as reflected in objects and the built environment; and arts patronage as an expression of power. Rome, Madrid, Naples, and Seville feature prominently as settings, yet the course situates these places within a wider geographical framework encompassing other parts of Europe as well as Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Students will become familiar with works by a range of artists including Annibale Carracci, Caravaggio, Gianlorenzo Bernini, Artemisia Gentileschi, Diego Velázquez, Jusepe Ribera, Luisa Roldán, and Juan Correa in addition to their modern interpreters.

Class Materials (Required)

Hibbard, Howard. Bernini. Reissue edition. New York: Penguin, 1991. ISBN: 0140135987

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Class Notes

Please use the following link for Art History Waitlist information: https://arthistory.northwestern.edu/courses/2023-2024/registration_waitlist.html

Class Attributes

Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Literature and Arts Foundational Discipline
Historical Studies Distro Area
Interdisciplinary Distro-rules apply
Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area
Global Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity