The role of Caravaggio, the Carracci and Bernini, for example, will be explored with an eye to investigating the patronage and principal ideas that their art represented. This course will familiarize students with art historical issues specific to drawing and printmaking. An introduction focusing upon the historical development of the two media will be followed by visits to local collections and to a printmaking studio as a means of giving students first-hand knowledge of techniques. Art in a century of political, social and economic revolutions. Specific buildings and sites in Western New York studied in the context of the rise of Buffalo as an industrial and cultural center during the 19th century.
Students have the opportunity to work in local archives and on extant buildings.
The architectural history of Buffalo will be seen against the larger picture of American architectural history. Seminar topics in this course will depend upon the background and interests of the students and other variables. Topics include architectural patronage, industrial architecture, architectural sculpture, the architectural profession, criticism, and the historiography of American architecture. Taught by the Director of the Castellani Art Museum. The purpose of this course is to gain an understanding of the purpose, function and organization of art museums and to introduce managerial and curatorial skills and techniques essential to museum work.