Art History 348 - SEMINAR: IN THE MUSEUM

Topics course In the 18th century, European aristocrats and others undertook journeys, often several years in length, to develop and hone their appreciation of history, culture and the visual arts. While sojourning here and there, tourists sought printed images that recorded the buildings, paintings and sculptures they had encountered, and printmakers in Rome and elsewhere strove to turn this demand to lucrative account. In tandem with an exhibition of works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720?78) and others at the Smith College Museum of Art, this seminar explores numerous facets of this striking and consequential form of multicultural education.

Topic: The Grand Tour Instructor permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores