ARTS 117
Dutch Art: History and Studio Combined Fall 2016
Division I
Cross-listed ARTH 218
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By the seventeenth century, the Northern Netherlands succeeded in throwing off Spanish Hapsburg rule and becoming a locally governed republic. More than other European artists, Dutch artists based images on their land and its people. This course considers works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and other artists from a studio as well as an art historical perspective. Lectures, readings, and discussions will examine what the artists depicted, how they worked, and the degree to which they both reflected and shaped their social context. Twice a week students will attend studio sessions during which they will do related introductory level exercises in drawing, leading up to the production of drawings in the styles of Rembrandt and his Dutch contemporaries. No prior experience in drawing is expected; students will learn basic methods for working with a range of media including ink wash, pen, and watercolor. The close study of these Dutch artists will offer insights into large issues of representation, and the studio component will complement those insights with a sense of how that representation was achieved.
The Class: Format: lecture/studio
Limit: 16
Expected: 16
Class#: 1400
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation based on 2 short papers, questions submitted about readings, weekly drawing assignments, and class participation
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites: none; no prior experience in drawing is expected
Materials/Lab Fee: drawing supplies will be provided and charged to the student's term bill
Distributions: Division I
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ARTS 117 Division I ARTH 218 Division I

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