AH 306 - Baroque and Rococo Art and Architecture

3 Credit(s)

A survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture from 1600 to 1750. Topics include the decline in Renaissance values and influence of the Counter-Reformation on artistic production, the rise of Protestantism and the changing structure of patronage, and the aggrandizement of the artist. Special emphasis is given to the careers of the major artists Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Velazquez, and to the major artistic centers of Rome, Amsterdam, Madrid, and Paris.