Rococo to Revolution: Art in 18th Century Europe

Major artists and themes in eighteenth-century European art, including Watteau and the Fête galante, Art and the Enlightenment, Reynolds and the portrayal of gender and class, the country house, nature vs. ideology in landscapes of Gainsborough and Constable, David and the French Revolution. Role of art in society. (May be taken at the 100-level).