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ARTH 3335 - Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital (3 Cr.) Historical Perspectives

Art History (10953) TCLA - College of Liberal Arts

ARTH 3335 - Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital (3 Cr.) Historical Perspectives

Course description

This course explores the center of Baroque culture—Rome—as a city of spectacle and pageantry. The urban development of the city, as well as major works in painting, sculpture, and architecture, are considered within their political and religious context, with special emphasis on the ecclesiastical and private patrons who transformed the Eternal City into one of the world’s great capitals.

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:

01505

This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)

Historical Perspectives

Typically offered term(s)

Fall Odd Year