ARTH 576
Paper, Process, Practice Fall 2021
Division I
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Works on paper, particularly multiples, confound many of the received ideas around artistic invention and originality. This course will address the varied functions of printmaking in Europe over four centuries (1500-1900), giving special attention to the following questions: What is the relationship between prints and other artistic media? How do the material constraints involved in printmaking lead to a particular set of practices, and how in turn do those marry with technological advances to produce new aesthetic possibilities? To what extent did Old Masters such as Dürer and Rembrandt define the terms for later printmakers, and how did their example enable and/or discourage innovation in printed subject matter and style? What was the role of prints in creating both new forums for public discourse and new collecting publics? Arranged thematically rather than chronologically, this course will cover a wide array of printmakers and types of printed media.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 16
Expected: 16
Class#: 1750
Grading: pass/fail option only
Requirements/Evaluation: class participation, class presentation, research paper
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: Art history MA students, then advanced undergraduates
Distributions: Division I
Attributes: ARTH pre-1800

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