Art History 240 - COLQ: ART HISTORICAL STUDIES

Topics course. In conjunction with the exhibition Drawn to Excellence, this colloquium will offer students the chance to study the development of drawing in France and Italy from 1500-1850, working primarily with original works of art from the exhibition and the collection of the Smith College Museum of Art. Issues unique to drawings, in terms of the market, connoisseurship, techniques, supports, conservation, provenance, literature and collecting, will be explored, and a small installation of works planned and carried out. No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 12. (E)

Topic: French and Italian Drawings: Renaissance through Romanticism. Instructor Permission.