in Amsterdam and Bruges

Faculty Director: Alison Kettering

Courses:

ArtH 238 Rembrandt to Van Gogh: Netherlandish Art in Context

Fall Term 2006 6 credits

A survey of Dutch and Flemish painting from the 15^th through the 19^th centuries in its cultural and historical context. Special attention will be given to the art of Van Eyck, Bosch, Hals, Vermeer, Van Gogh, and, especially, Holland’s greatest painter, Rembrandt. Topics will include the implications of Protestantism in the Dutch Republic, the development of genre painting, the riddle of realism, and the 19^th-century heritage of Golden Age art and ideas. Pre-requisite: any one term of art history, preferably a course that focuses on the Renaissance to Modern periods, and permission of the instructor.

ArtH 239 Netherlandish Art on Site

Winter Term 2007 6 credits

The first part of the course consists of a two-week field trip to the Netherlands and Belgium. It begins in medieval Bruges, rich in museums and churches, and includes a trip to nearby Ghent to see Jan van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece. It continues in Amsterdam, an excellent base for trips to The Hague, Rotterdam, and Delft (Vermeer’s home town). Amsterdam itself was Rembrandt’s primary place of residence, and today is home to the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum. The course concludes on campus, meeting once a week, in order to allow students to give oral presentations on topics chosen during fall term and researched during the field trip. Pre-requisite: ArtH 239 and permission of the instructor.

Information Meeting: Tuesday, March 7 12:05 - 1 pm Boliou 161

Applications due: March 31, 2006