The late-nineteenth century was a dramatic time filled with rapid changes in politics, science, and social theory, and the art world dealt with all of it. How did artists respond to these changes? Can art drive these changes?
This course will instruct on the intersections of art and…
Politics and economics
Literature
Optics and color theory
Industry
Psychology
Darwinism- social, biological…
Painting technique and materials
Social change, the rise of the bourgeoisie
Students will study some of the world’s most beloved artists- Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin (and many more!) and the ways their personal relationships with each other as well as with poets, novelists, journalists, and scientists impacted the development of artistic trends in France and elsewhere in Europe.
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