ART 399O ST: Baroque Art in Europe and the World
The Baroque style in art, characterized by exuberance, dynamism, and artifice, is traditionally thought to have originated in Italy and spread throughout much of Europe. Recent scholarship has shown that the Baroque was actually a global style, found in various locations around the world between 1600 and 1800. This course will study the origins of the Baroque in Italy, and then trace its development through Spain, the Netherlands, and France, and then into places such as Mexico, South America, and Africa, with particular focus on important artists and monuments, but also the translation of the style in varying cultural contexts.