ARTH 402 - Seminar: On Painting: Idea, Object, Interpretation

Institution:

Georgetown University

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Description:

On Painting: Idea, Object, Interpretation This seminar wonders why and how arrangements of pigment on a surface have been woven so intimately-and often urgently-into human experience and thought since antiquity. Rather than concentrating on any single period or style, we will examine the very phenomenon of painting as an idea, a cultural force, a physical fact, and more. Each week introduces a single broad angle of approach, which we will pursue with close analysis of individual paintings and a variety of readings. Several of our meetings will be in Washington museums.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

9 credits in art history or permission of professor

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.georgetown.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 687-0100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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