ARTH-UA 313 - French Art: Renaissance to Rococo, 1520–1770

Institution:

New York University

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Topics include arrival of the Italian Renaissance in France during the reign of Francis I and the completion of the palace at Fontainebleau; the revival of art around 1600 after the religious wars of the Reformation; the impact of Caravaggio in France; Poussin and Claude Lorrain in Rome, and other painters in Paris (for example, Vouet, Champagne, and Le Nain); artistic splendors of the court of Louis XIV at Versailles; and the rococo of Watteau, Chardin, Boucher, and Fragonard.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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