Art History 290ls - Colloquium: Topics in Art History-Age of Louis XIV

Mounting the throne in 1643 and dying in 1715, Louis XIV is the longest-ruling monarch in European history. This course examines how the visual arts served to fashion an extraordinary image of rulership, one already much imitated during that monarch's lifetime. In this period, France rose to both political and cultural prominence throughout Europe, and the institutional structure of many intellectual and artistic endeavors formed an important part of the centralized bureaucracy that came to define the state. Materials for study are drawn from literature, painting, sculpture, architecture, landscape design, festivals, the decorative arts, printed books, and numismatics. Restrictions: ARH 290 may be taken for credit a total of 4 times with different topics. Enrollment limited to 20.

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