ARH 2020 NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART
This course will explore the artistic production of Flanders, the Netherlands, France and Germany from approximately 1350 to 1600, beginning with an examination of the International Style and ending with the school of Fontainebleau. The lives and works of many artists will be examined, including Jan Van Eyck, Hieronymous Bosch, and Albrecht Dürer. Lectures explore the religious, political, social and economic circumstances of artistic production in Northern Europe. Special attention will also be paid to cross-cultural exchange with Italy. There will be a midterm, final, and two essays (details TBA).