Sex & Sensuality in 18th-C Art
Durham
Liberal Arts::Art History
Credits: 4.0
Class Size: 25
Term:
Fall 2024
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Full Term (08/26/2024
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12/09/2024)
CRN:
16210
Grade Mode:
Letter Grading
European art of the "long" eighteenth century (1680-1815) experienced radical shifts in aesthetic, social, and political orientation: from the splendors of absolutism to the austere neoclassicism of revolutionary art. This course explores painting and sculpture (and works in other media) in relation to the development of a public sphere, the emergence of individualism, the invention of personal domestic comfort, the introduction of women to artistic power, the scientific revolution, and the birth of global consumer culture.
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Equivalent(s):
ARTS 686
Instructors:
Susan Wager
Times & Locations
| Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26/2024 | 12/9/2024 | MW | 11:10am - 12:30pm | PCAC A204 |
| Final Exam12/13/2024 | 12/13/2024 | F | 10:30am - 12:30pm | PCAC A204 |
Additional Course Details:
This course explores European art from the reign of Louis XIV through the French Revolution—a period marked by the birth of modern ideas about individualism, the senses, liberty, love, sex, and the family. We will explore how these social and intellectual transformations were reflected in the subject matter and materiality of paintings and prints, and in the sensuous objects and furnishings that helped define the modern domestic interior as a space of comfort, convenience, privacy, and intimacy.
