AH 253 - seventeenth- Century European Art

Institution:

Skidmore College

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Description:

An examination of the production and reception of art in Europe during the century traditionally known as the baroque period. Artists discussed will include Caravaggio, Bernini, Velazquez, Poussin, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. Special attention will be paid to Counter-Reformation spirituality, patronage, conceptions of the artistic process, and the ways in which art engaged ideas about power, gender and social identity. Prerequisite: AH100 or 111. M. Hellman

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.skidmore.edu/

Phone Number:

(518) 580-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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