Course Description
Examination of the artistic production in Europe during 1800-1890 when avant-garde art first appeared. The particular formal qualities, content, and historical context of major styles or movements - Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism - are studied individually, but connected by overarching themes - the roles of art exhibitions, critics, and market.
Athena Title
19C European Art
Prerequisite
ARHI 2000 or ARHI 2000E or ARHI 2000H or ARHI 2300 or ARHI 2300E or ARHI 2311H or ARHI 2400 or ARHI 2400E or ARHI 2411H
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course is a more specialized survey than Monuments of the World and will deepen students' knowledge and interpretation of the art produced in Europe during the 19th century. Students will study works of art in terms of their relationship to artistic traditions and innovation, as well as within their specific historical contexts, through readings and discussions on political, social, and economic circumstances of the times.
Topical Outline
Week 1 Historical context ca. 1800, and dominant academic modes. Weeks 2 -3 Romanticism in Germany: the Nazarenes, Runge, Friedrich. Week 4 Romanticism in England: Constable, Turner. Week 5-6 Romanticism in France: Gericault, Delacroix, Ingres. Week 7 The Juste-milieu: Delaroche, Cogniet, Couture. Week 8 Exam Week 9 The Barbizone Schoole and J.F. Millet. Week 10 The Rise of Photography. Week 11 French Realism: Courbet. Week 12 The Pre-Raphaelites. Week 13 Manet and his Circle. Weeks 14-15 Impressionism and the Sketch Week 16 Neo-Impressionism and Science in Art
Syllabus