ARTH 352: Baroque Art and Architecture

Course Description

This course offers a survey of the major developments in the visual arts and architecture in Europe during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. In addition to examining the works of major artists, such as Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Velazquez, we will also discuss how religious debates, globalization, and political and economic forces shaped the arts. There will also be a class visit to the Baroque galleries at the Detroit Institute of Arts. (OC).