ARTH 3441 - Italian Baroque Art

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1700 with a “C-” or better or permission of the department

Description: This course introduces students to the painting, sculpture, and architecture produced during the seventeenth century in Italy. It focuses particularly on the arts produced in the city of Rome, the flagship of the Catholic Church and the most important artistic center in the West during that period. Commonly known as the Baroque Age, this was a time of profound religious, social, scientific, and political transformations that greatly impacted artistic theory and practice. In addition to the impact of the Counter-Reformation in the arts, the changing patterns of patronage, and the rise of art collecting, this course examines the careers of individual artists (Carracci, Caravaggio, Bernini, and Artemisia Gentileschi, amongst others) and their distinct contributions to the arts of the period. Current scholarly debates are also an important aspect of this course.