ARTH 4613 - 19th-Century European Art

Art and architecture from 1780 to 1880, from Neo-Classicism to Impressionism. Places art into broader cultural, historical, social, political context, examining various discourses that shaped 19th-century art: Enlightenment and French Revolution, classical revival, rise of Romanticism, encounter with new cultures, industrialization and urbanization, impact of photography, emergence of avant-garde.