Art History 241 - 19th Century European Art

This course traces major developments in European art during the periods traditionally designated by the terms neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, and impressionism. Focusing primarily on French art, but branching out to consider the art of England and Spain, it explores the key artistic themes of the century: the engagement with history, the rise of nationhood, the experience of the urban, the Marxist proposal, the grappling with modernity, the dealing in individual temperaments. Among the major figures to be studied are Constable, Courbet, David, Delacroix, Goya, Ingres, Manet, Monet, and Renoir.

Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors