Special attention is given to French painters of the Neoclassical and Romantic movements and their reactions to contemporaneous political developments. An overview of artistic developments from the middle of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. Artistic movements such as Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Expressionism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism are considered. The course begins with the fourth-century Early Christian era, covers the Gothic period, and ends with the early years of the Northern Renaissance in the 16th century. This class is the culmination of the art major.
Students work in the studio or in art historical research, according to the emphasis of their major.
Studio art students present a body of work for exhibition at the end of the term, accompanied by a written personal statement. The exhibition and the statement are examined and discussed by the seminar participants. Art history students write a substantial research paper on a topic of their choice and present a public reading of the paper at the end of the term.