ARTH 258 - Baroque and Rococo Art

Institution:

Washington and Lee University

Subject:

Art History

Description:

A survey of the art and architecture of Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. The course focuses on the stylistic and ideological issues shaping western art during the age of Religious Wars. This course considers the stylistic innovations of Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Rembrandt, Velasquez, Poussin, Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, and Tiepolo, as well as the function of- and interest in-artistic production within the context of 17th- and 18th-century society. Lepage.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wlu.edu/

Phone Number:

(540) 458-8400

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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