Introduction to Early Modern European Art (250-0-1)

Instructors

Thadeus Dowad

Meeting Info

Block Pick-Laudati Auditorium: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

This introductory course offers a survey of European art from the Italian Renaissance to the French Revolution (c. 1400-1800). Focusing on the arts of painting, sculpture, and printmaking, this course introduces students to the significant artists of early modern Europe, including Michelangelo, Dürer, Brueghel, Caravaggio, Velazquez, Rembrandt, Rubens, Watteau, and Vigée Le Brun. Through close study of individual artworks, students will learn how to analyze works of art as products of their particular social, political, and historical contexts. Along the way, students will study the major historical forces that shaped the evolution of European art during this period, including the wars of religion, the establishment of royal art academies, the rise of the art market and the art critic, and the expansion of trade and colonialism in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Students will also consider the roles of gender, race, sexuality, and class in the development of European art.

Class Materials (Required)

There is no required textbook for this course.

Class Attributes

Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Literature and Arts Foundational Discipline
Historical Studies Distro Area
Interdisciplinary Distro-rules apply
Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area

Associated Classes

DIS - Parkes Hall 212: Fri 9:00AM - 9:50AM

DIS - Parkes Hall 212: Fri 10:00AM - 10:50AM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 4-410: Fri 1:00PM - 1:50PM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 4-410: Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM

DIS - University Library 3722: Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM

DIS - University Library 3622: Fri 12:00PM - 12:50PM