Studies in Early Modern Art (430-0-1)
Topic
Materiality, Mobility, Mind: Early Modern Printed
Instructors
Rebecca Elizabeth Zorach
Meeting Info
Meets in Non-General PurposeRm: Thurs 12:00PM - 2:50PM
Overview of class
How did printed images translate and circulate ideas, both as independent objects and in early modern books? This graduate course will interrogate the culture of print and its many manifestations in the early modern period (fifteenth through eighteenth century) with a focus on Europe and its zones of contact.
Through class discussions online and hands-on sessions at the Newberry, the Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Library at the University of Chicago, and the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings Department, the course will track the form, use, collection, and dissemination of the printed image. The course will culminate with a visit to the Art Institute exhibition Lines of Connection, curated by Jamie Gabbarelli (AIC) and Edina Adam (Getty).
Sponsored by the Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry, which requires an application to track enrollment numbers. For more information and to apply, go to: https://www.newberry.org/calendar/materiality-mobility-mind-early-modern-printed-images. Class will be held at the Newberry and other local collections, with some sessions on Zoom.
Registration Requirements
Contact Art History Registration
Class Materials (Required)
No textbook required.
Class Notes
Waitlist information for this course: https://arthistory.northwestern.edu/courses/2024-2025/registration_waitlist.html