ART-245 Nineteenth Century Art

GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Prerequisite: ART-133 Histories of Art II
An examination of the radical transformations ocurring in painting and sculpture from 1780 through 1900 with a focus on the confrontations between traditional academic art, the emerging avant-garde and popular culture. Consideration of the cultural milieu of the 19th century as well as issues of iconography and aesthetics also addressed. 4 credits.