Art and Theory in Baroque Europe: Requirements (Fall, 2000)

Introduction
Mannerism & Baroque
The Absence of Stylistic Unity
From Mannerism to Baroque
Naturalism
The Passions of the Soul
The Allegorical Tradition
Space
Time
Light
Antiquity

COURSE DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS

Using both primary and secondary sources, the seminar will examine first 17th-century concepts of "naturalism" (the lifelike representation of the natural appearance of real world) and "idealism" (as exemplified in classical and classicizing art), and the bearing each may have on the "baroque" style.

Prerequisite: Survey 16

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ARTH244.1 - ART/THEOR BAROQ EUR - Fall 2000

ARTH244.1
ART/THEOR BAROQ EUR
Limit: 15
Enrolled: 7
C Witcombe

Bldg: LI
Room: 202
Meeting Days/Times: T
3:00PM 5:00PM

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NAME
CLASS OF
YEAR
ADVISOR

email Leigh Harpel 2001 JR L Pharis

email Natasha Nickodem 2001 SR D Moran

email Melissa Rudder 2002 JR L Pharis

email Sarah Spitzli 2002 JR D Moran

email Sophie Wackenhut 2002 JR L Piepho

email Rebecca Waite 2002 SO D Moran

email Tamara Young 2002 JR L Piepho

E-mail all students (and faculty) in ARTH244.1

Required Text and Reading

John Rupert Martin, Baroque, New York: Harper & Row, 1977

Vernon Hyde Minor, Baroque and Rococo Art and Culture, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1999

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Requirements
Prepare and present TWO seminar reports:

The FIRST REPORT will be based on information found in Martin.
The SECOND REPORT will apply what have learned from Martin to a Baroque painting selected by you from the collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

The FIRST REPORT will take the form of a 20-30 minute presentation to the seminar, with additional time for questions and discussion. You may work and present your report in pairs, if you wish. Select one of the following areas of research:
1. Space (Sophie, Rebecca, and Tamara)
2. Time (Leigh and Natasha)
3. Light (Sarah and Melissa)
For the report, study Martin's chapter on the area selected and, using THREE images in Martin, AND THREE OTHER IMAGES selected from Minor, and with additional research conducted where appropriate, present an analysis, explanation, and discussion of the selected topic. Your report must be introduced with a general discussion of your topic (providing definitions, explanations of terms, etc.). Each of the six images must be examined in the light of your particular topic (Space, Time, or Light) and in ways that both explain the particular features or characteristics of the image and which at the same time places the image within the larger context of approaches to and treatment of the topic under discussion during the Baroque period. Provide a Bibliography of both library and Internet sources used.
The SECOND REPORT will take two forms:
1. a webpage with linked text and images
2. an oral presentation in seminar
You will need to select an example of Baroque painting (no portraits) from the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, or the Louvre Museum in Paris. Your report should comprise a discussion and analysis of your chosen painting conducted on the basis of information learned during the seminar. It should therefore include sections devoted to:
- The Passions of the Soul
- Allegory
- Space
- Time
- Light
- Attitudes to Antiquity
Also include a Bibliography of at least ten sources of which five must printed books and articles.
When complete and online, you will present your report to the seminar at the times shown in the Schedule. Each presentation should be approximately 30 minutes long, with additional time allowed for discussion and questions.
Searches
- For the the National Gallery of Art, use the Expanded Search feature on the National Gallery website to select your topic. In the section Year Created, type in 1600 in the first slot, and 1700. In the section Medium, select Painting, and click Images Only.
- For the Metropolitan Museum of Art, use Search the Collection and put in the dates 1600 and 1700 under "Date of Creation"
- For Louvre Museum, select only 17th-century works
If you wish, you may work on a combination of pieces.

Grading:
Each Report = 45%
Participation in seminar discussion = 10%

Office Hours:
2:00-3:00 Mondays and Tuesdays (Benedict 310)

ATTENDANCE
Regular Attendance is required at all seminar meetings, scheduled events, and field trips listed in the syllabus. If you cannot attend a class meeting, scheduled event, and field trip, I expect to be informed in advance.

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ART AND THEORY IN BAROQUE EUROPE is produced by Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe, Professor of Art History, Sweet Briar College in Virginia, 24595 USA (phone: 804-381-6194 / fax: 804-381-6494). For more information, please email him at witcombe@sbc.edu