04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M
Research Hall 402
Section Information for Spring 2012
Scenes of courtship in well-appointed interiors, chores in the home, fights in the tavern, and exchanges in the brothel continue to delight us and to influence our understanding of 17th-century Dutch social life. This course examines the emergence and development of these new pictorial subjects in this period and considers the role of images in shaping contemporary social and cultural values. We will study the technical and thematic innovations of painters such as Johannes Vermeer, Jan Steen, Gerard ter Borch, Pieter de Hooch, and their equally interesting if less well-known contemporaries. We will look at the various motivations for buying paintings in this period, and consider how painters met and challenged collectors’ expectations with their ingenuity. We will also scrutinize the different methods modern art historians use to interpret these paintings, many of which are open to multiple readings. Students will acquire knowledge of major examples of 17th-century Dutch genre painting and develop skills in visual analysis, critical reading and art historical research.View 1 Other Section of this Course in this Semester »
Credits: 1-6
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
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