Course Description
French and Dutch art of the seventeenth century with emphasis on such key figures as Rubens, Velasquez, Rembrandt, and Poussin.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be expected to produce an extensive
research paper on specific works or issues related to the field
and the methodologies appropriate to the topic under
consideration in the course. This paper will be a detailed,
in-depth consideration of the student's chosen theme requiring
not only a demonstration of advanced research skills (including
the ability to read and use material presented in foreign
languages), but also an articulation of the student's ability to
understand and manipulate the critical apparatus of art history
in connection with Northern Baroque Art.
Athena Title
NORTH BAROQUE ART
Prerequisite
Two ARHI 3000-level courses and permission of major
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The subject of this course is the history of art in 17th-century Holland, more specifically the history of painting, drawing, and graphic arts in the time of Rembrandt. The course will focus on the career of Rembrandt and, through him, consider comparable work by other Dutch, Flemish, and Italian masters. Besides considering the careers of a series of important artists, attention will be focused on the development of specific genres of painting, including portraits, still-life painting, landscapes, and genre painting. Consideration will also be given to the expanding role of prints and printmaking in 17th-century Holland as well as the interaction between painters and their society. This class should develop both intensive knowledge of a specific art historical period and also a growing awareness of the role of material and culture in the creation of artistic careers. Students will be expected to write papers on both a 17th-century print and on a painting by one of the artists under consideration in this class or on a theme of particular relevance to the class.
Topical Outline
I. Introduction to Holland in the 17th century II. International Artists in the North: Durer, Colzius, and Rubens III. The Utrecht School IV. Dutch Painting in the Sixteenth Century-Lucas van Leyden to Pieter Aertsen V. Peter Lastman VI. Rembrandt and Jan Lievens VII. Portraiture-Frans Hals and Thomas de Keyser VIII.Rembrandts Portraits IX. Classical Themes in Rembrandt X. The Nightwatch and Group Portraiture in Holland XI. Rembrandt the Printmaker XII. Rembrandt and His Followers XIII.Genre Painting XIV. Landscape Painting XV. Still Life Painting XVI. Vermeer
Syllabus