ARTH3315
ARTH 3315 - The Age of Curiosity: Art, Science & Technology in Europe, 1400-1800 (3 Cr.) Arts/Humanities, Technology and Society
Art History (10953)
TCLA - College of Liberal Arts
ARTH 3315 - The Age of Curiosity: Art, Science & Technology in Europe, 1400-1800 (3 Cr.) Arts/Humanities, Technology and Society
Course description
Diverse ways in which making of art and scientific knowledge intersected in early modern Europe. Connections between scientific curiosity and visual arts in major artists (e.g., da Vinci, Durer, Vermeer, Rembrandt). Artfulness of scientific imagery/diagrams, geographical maps, cabinets of curiosities, and new visual technologies, such as the telescope and microscope.
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
OPT - Student Option
Lecture
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
01480
This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)
Arts/Humanities, Technology and Society
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
No
Typically offered term(s)
Periodic Fall & Spring