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107-023 Baroque Art | |
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Note | Formerly available as 111-213/313. Students who have completed 111-213/313 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Assoc Prof David Marshall |
Prerequisites | Usually 12.5 points of first year art history, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject deals with painting and sculpture in Italy, France, Spain and the Netherlands in the 17th century. The artists on whom most attention is focused include Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Annibale Carracci, Domenichino, Guido Reni, Rembrandt, Bernini, Velazquez, George de La Tour and Poussin. It aims to give an introduction to the main issues to be found in the art historical literature on these artists, and so the subject deals with a wide range of questions and themes. These include colour and chiaroscuro; theory, practice, and the rise of academies; interpretation/iconography, gender, biography, and poststructuralist readings; art and culture. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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