7/13/16 Art History II

Today's Class-We continued with the 17th century.  I opened with some slides (material not in your textbook but things that may provide you with a more thorough understanding of the concepts and artists), including additional works by familiar artists.  Then we moved on to the textbook, concentrating on the Dutch Baroque.  Before the class ended, we were done with Book 4, and the material that will be covered by our first test.

Important Works- The Raising of the Cross (Rubens), Prometheus Bound (Rubens), Still Life with Flowers, etc (Peeters), Officers of the Haarlem Militia (Hals), Malle Babbe (Hals), The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (Rembrandt), Three Crosses (Rembrandt), Woman Holding a Balance (Vermeer)

Important Terms- vanitas, orthogonal, impasto, painterly, camera obscura

Homework- Next current events article should be in for tomorrow's class.

Next class-We will hear some more current events reporting from the class, and review for the first exam.