ARTH 2400 - Introduction to Art History: Renaissance and Baroque Art

(crosslisted)
(also VISST 2645)(HB) (HA-AS)

Fall. 4 credits.

C. Lazzaro.

A survey of major works of European artists from 1400-1750, including all arts, with an emphasis on painting and on analysis of the artworks. As a frame for interpreting these works, we emphasize the social, religious, and political contexts in which artists worked, the role of patrons in the creative process, and the response of viewers. Major themes include the relationship of style to religious devotion and the function of art in a changing religious climate; moral and social concerns reflected in a variety of subjects; changing notions of the individual in society, constructions of male and female, and expectations of the artist; and the various interpretations of the theme of love. The course also serves as an introduction to the art historical approaches through which we interpret these works today.