ARTH 132 - Introduction to Art History Renaissance to Modern

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DePauw University

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Description:

Group 3, 1 course A survey of Western art from the Renaissance to the present. This course is taught with different narrative structures in alternate semesters. One structure takes a historical overview. It tracks the changes in the place of art in society, its subject matter, patronage and audience. In alternate semesters, the class explores a limited number of art works which are treated as "case studies;" this leaves time for a deeper interrogation of specific historical and cultural issues. With each "case study" (these are organized chronologically) we look at a particular theme or "problem"--art and labor; the narrative tradition in art; the artist as cult figure--and then examine how a similar problem/issue/theme is played out in a modern (late 19th-20th century) work. In either narrative structure, the operating assumption is that art produces and shapes meaning in the culture and does not simply "reflect" it. Both courses consider how visual images function in the culture; look at the conflicts inherent in the practice and reception of art; and examine the ideological investments of art history's practitioners. May be counted toward the European Studies interdisciplinary minor. Not open to students with credit in ARTH 142.

Credits:

1.00 - 3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.depauw.edu

Phone Number:

(765) 658-4800

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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