VSA2530

Baroque art

(ART)

John Gregory

8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis: A study of selected aspects of European art and architecture during the period approximately 1575 to 1675. Particular themes to be investigated will include the challenge of religious experience and the invigoration of allegory and mythology; the divergent claims of naturalism and idealism; radical reinterpretations of space and vision; the increasing scope of portraiture, and landscape and genre painting; 'theatricality' and music in relation to the visual arts; the status and representation of woman; and the role of theories of literature and expression.

Assessment: Seminar paper (1500 words): 25% + Essay (3000 words): 50% + Visual test (1.5 hours): 25%