Court, Cloister, and City: Art and Architecture in Central and Eastern Europe

Undergraduate catalogue

Painting, sculpture, and architecture in Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, and Russia, ca. 1450-1800. Special emphasis is placed on the changing roles of court, city, cloister, and aristocracy and the relation of local styles to international trends, including art elsewhere in Europe. For department majors, this course satisfies the 400-1400 historical period distribution requirement. Offered in alternate years. One three-hour seminar.