DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY
& ART CONSERVATION
Winter Term 2017
ARTH 446/846 3.0
Topics in Northern
Renaissance & Baroque Art:
The Art of Peter Paul Rubens
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Stephanie S. Dickey
Bader Chair in Northern Baroque Art
TIME: Tuesdays, 2:30-5:30 PM
LOCATION: ONT 210
OFFICE: Ontario Hall, 318B TELEPHONE: 613 533 6000 x78774 EMAIL: [email protected] OFFICE HOURS: TBA _________________________________________________________________________________ CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
A detailed study of one artist or theme in the visual culture of northern Europe, primarily The Netherlands and/or Germany. Topics may focus on the Renaissance and/or Baroque era (ca. 1400-­‐1750). Prerequisites: A GPA of 2.60 in 24.0 units in ARTH and level 4 and registration in an ARTH Major or Medial Plan. It is recommended that students have taken a 200 or 300-­‐level course on a relevant topic (ARTH 214, 215, 253, 352, 353, 354, 375). This course is especially recommended for students who have taken ARTH 353 Flemish Baroque Painting. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-­‐1640) is the best-­‐known Flemish master of the 17th century, but his achievements shaped the development of Baroque art far beyond his home city of Antwerp. Rubens was an internationally renowned and influential painter and diplomat as well as a linguist, scholar, and antiquarian. In addition to producing his own paintings, drawings, and designs for prints, sculpture, and architecture, he trained a score of other artists to work in his manner and to collaborate on major commissions from courts throughout Europe. To modern eyes, his dramatic historical scenes, populated by heroic, fleshy figures, raise questions of how art communicates in relation to psychology, emotion, gender, race, and politics. This course explores the complex and brilliant art of Rubens while also giving some attention to how the work of other artists, especially Anthony van Dyck and Jacob Jordaens, was deeply inspired by his. There is a possibility that students in this course will be offered the opportuity for a field trip at the end of term to see a major exhibition of Rubens' work at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna: details TBA. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance at weekly class meetings is mandatory. A detailed list of readings and requirements will be available within the first two weeks of class. Class activities and requirements will be focused around discussion, oral presentations, and research projects. Assignments for graduate students in ARTH 846 will follow the same syllabus as ARTH 446 but will carry more rigorous expectations.