Art History 618 - Play of Realism: North Renaiss

Topical survey of art of the renaissance in northern Europe. Jan van Eyck and symbolism, late Gothic spiritualism; Hier-onymus Bosch and the fantastic; Durer and the Reformation; rise of landscape and art of Pieter Bruegel. Focus on painting. Overall emphasis on understanding expressive value of the works of art in their cultural contexts. (Planned for Fall)