Baroque Art: Italy & Spain 1600?1750 (340-1-1)

Instructors

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

Meeting Info

Kresge Cent. Hall 2-380 Kaplan: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

This course examines works of art in all media produced in Italy and Spain during the Baroque era, with a focus on painting and sculpture. It pays particular attention to the social and cultural contexts of art objects, touching upon 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, Francisco de Zurbarán, and Juan Correa in addition to their modern interpreters.

Class Materials (Required)

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

Class Attributes

Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Literature and Arts Foundational Discipline
Global Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity
SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro
SoC Individual and Social Behavior Distro