ARTH 278 - F/19th Century European Art from the French Revolution to the Post Impressionists

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): The Arts

A study of how artists responded to social, cultural, and religious upheavals that led to the industrial revolution and the development of the modern city. Movements include: neo-classicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism and post-impressionism, with special attention to the rise of new media like photography, new techniques like painting outdoors directly from nature, and the increasing presence of women artists. Offered spring, odd years.