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Jan 02, 2025
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ARHI125 PO - Rembrandt’s World: Invention and Exploration in the Seventeenth CenturyWhen Offered: Irregularly
Instructor(s): V. Sancho Lobis
Credit: 1
This course will treat European cultural and intellectual history of the seventeenth century using the career of visual artist Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69) as the organizing chronological frame. In addition to becoming familiar with the paintings, prints and drawings produced by Rembrandt and his contemporaries, students will consider the political, devotional, and scientific developments characteristic of Europe at this time. Topics will include the emergence of the Dutch Republic; the aftermath of Iconoclasm and the coexistence of different religious communities; the refinement of optical devices, including the microscope; and the increased practice of dissection. The rise of global trade will also be discussed, with specific discussion of the Dutch presence in South America and active trade with Asia, particularly through the VOC (Dutch East India Company).
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 1
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