ART HISTORY 223 - Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer: Art And Society in The 17th Century Low Countries

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Connecticut College

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Baroque art in the Catholic, court culture of the southern Netherlands (Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck) and in the Protestant, republican, burgher culture of the northern Netherlands (Rembrandt, Steen, Vermeer). Topics include the Counter-Reformation and Reformation, the politics of landscape art (pastoral, farming, seascape), and the social meaning of everyday imagery (domestic scenes, gender, music, still-life). Enrollment limited to 35 students. R. Baldwin

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4.00

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Lecture

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www.connecticutcollege.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 447-1911

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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