19th Century Art: Classicism & Romanticism

3 units

This course will trace developments in the visual arts and culture of Western Europe from 1789 to 1905, with emphasis on painting, sculpture, photography, and the graphic arts. Particular attention will be given to the evolving figure of the artist as a critic of society. Other topics will include history painting and its discontents; changing markets for art; exoticism, orientalism, and world's fairs; the development of lithography, wood engraving, and photography; and art as satire. We will also visit the Saint Louis Art Museum