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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
ARTSD002C
Course Title (CB02)
History of Art: Europe from the Baroque Period Through Impressionism
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2023
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the discipline of art history through an analysis of images, objects, and works of architecture produced in Europe from c. 1600 through the 1880s, including a discussion of northern and southern European cultures.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This course is a major requirement in the discipline of Art History for at least one CSU or UC. Further, this course meets a general education requirement for ý, CSU GE, and/or IGETC. It belongs on the Art History Associate of Arts Degree. It was developed to meet a thematic requirement within the ARTS 2 (History of Art) series, introducing students to the practice of art history through the evaluation of early modern art and architecture.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU
ý GEArea(s)StatusDetails
2GC1ý GE Area C1 - ArtsApproved
CSU GEArea(s)StatusDetails
CGC1CSU GE Area C1 - ArtsApproved
IGETCArea(s)StatusDetails
IG3AIGETC Area 3A - ArtsApproved
C-IDArea(s)StatusDetails
ARTHArt HistoryApprovedARTS D002B & ARTS D002C & ARTS D002D required for C-ID ARTH 120

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
4.0
Maximum Credit Units
4.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours4.08.0
Laboratory Hours0.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
48.0
Laboratory
0.0
Total
48.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
96.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
96.0

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

EWRT D001A or EWRT D01AH or ESL D005.

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Discussion of assigned reading

Discussion and problem solving performed in class

In-class essays

In-class exploration of Internet sites

Field observation and field trips

Collaborative learning and small group exercises

Assignments

  1. Required reading from primary and secondary sources.
  2. Written assignment.

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Midterm and final exams, including both of the following formats: objective questions identifying works of art and their respective artists, historical periods, dates, and media, and/or “short answer” questions; and written essays requiring analysis of works of art in conjunction with works discussed by students in class, and in response to assigned readings, including application of primary source documents and secondary written sources.
  2. At least one written assignment, comprised of a term paper which requires visual analysis of original works of art (or architecture) contextualized in relation to works of art (or architecture) discussed by students in class. The paper will be evaluated on the basis of any or all of the following: student analysis of physical condition and technical production of art objects; implementation of formal and stylistic analysis; interpretation of subject matter; consideration of the gender, ethnicity, and social status of artists (or architects and/or patrons); and analysis of the function and meaning of the work in society.

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • None.
Essential College Facilities:
  • None.

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
Kleiner, Fred S. "Gardner's Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective, fifteenth edition." Volume 2. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2017.

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
Ashfield, Andrew and Peter de Bolla. "The Sublime: A Reader in British Eighteenth-Century Aesthetic Theory." Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Porterfield, Todd. "The Allure of Empire: Art in the Service of French Imperialism." Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998.
King, Ross. "The Judgment of Paris: The Revolution Decade that Gave the World Impressionism." New York: Walker and Company, 2007.
Madeline, Laurence. "Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900." New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2017.
Barker, Emma, ed. Art, "Commerce and Colonialism, 1600-1800." Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2017.
Chadwick, Whitney. "Women, Art, and Society." 5th edition. London: Thames and Hudson, 2012.
Clark, T.J. "The Painting of Modern Life: Paris in the Art of Manet and His Followers." Revised edition. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999.
Breckman, Warren. "European Romanticism: A History with Documents." Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007.
Denvir, Bernard, ed. "The Impressionists at First Hand." London: Thames and Hudson, 1987.
ten-Doesschate Chu, Petra. "Nineteenth-Century European Art, third edition." Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2012.
Eitner, Lorenz. "Neoclassicism and Romanticism 1750-1850: Sources and Documents, new edition." New York: Harper and Row, 1989.
Holt, Elizabeth Gilmore. "The Triumph of Art for the Public 1785-1848." Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1983.
Scholten, Frits et al, eds. "Netherlandish Art in Its Global Context." Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2016.
Levy, Evonne. "Propaganda and the Jesuit Baroque." Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004.
Bermingham, Ann. "Learning to Draw: Studies in the Cultural History of a Polite and Useful Art." New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2000.
De Bièvre, Elisabeth. "Dutch Art and Urban Cultures, 1200-1700." New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2015.
Nochlin, Linda. "The Politics of Vision: Essays on Nineteenth Century Art and Society." Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1991.
Tarabra, Daniela. "European Art of the Eighteenth Century." Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2008.
Roos, Anna Marie. "Martin Lister and his Remarkable Daughters: The Art of Science in the Seventeenth Century." Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2019.
Pinder, Kymberly N. "Race-ing Art History: Critical Readings in Race and Art History." New York and London: Routledge, 2002.
Potts, Alex. "Flesh and the Ideal: Winckelmann and the Origins of Art History." New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2000.
Reynolds, Joshua. "Discourses." London: Penguin Books, 1992.
Safley, Thomas Max and Leonard N. Rosenband. "The Workplace before the Factory: Artisans and Proletarians, 1500-1800." Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1993.
Bann, Stephen. "Parallel Lines: Printmakers, Painters, and Photographers, in Nineteenth Century France." New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2001.
Said, Edward. "Orientalism, twenty-fifth anniversary edition." London: Penguin Books, 2007.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Analyze the political and cultural function of works of art and architecture produced in Europe from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries, including the Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassical, Romantic, Realist, and Impressionist periods.
  • Evaluate works of art and architecture through both traditional and contemporary art historical methods.
  • Explore the concept of the artist and architect in Europe from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries.
  • Examine ways in which European expansion shaped artistic production in and beyond Europe.
  • Utilize both primary and secondary written texts in the active process of writing art history.

CSLOs

  • Students will analyze the social experiences of artists, demonstrating how artists' relationships with their patrons was a defining factor in the production of works of art.

  • Students will demonstrate visual literacy and critical thinking skills by evaluating diverse scholarly perspectives when interpreting of works of art.

  • Students will investigate different techniques utilized in the production of works of art through written analysis based on firsthand evaluation of original art objects.

Outline

  1. Analyze the political and cultural function of works of art and architecture produced in Europe from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries, including the Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassical, Romantic, Realist, and Impressionist periods.
    1. Seventeenth century art and architecture
      1. Baroque
      2. Early Enlightenment
    2. Eighteenth century art and architecture
      1. Later Enlightenment
      2. Rococo
      3. Neoclassicism
      4. Romanticism
    3. Nineteenth century art and architecture
      1. Later Romanticism
      2. Realism
      3. Impressionism
  2. Evaluate works of art and architecture through both traditional and contemporary art historical methods.
    1. Traditional methods of interpretation, such as:
      1. Formalism
      2. Iconography
      3. Connoisseurship
      4. Biography and autobiography studies
    2. Contemporary methods of interpretation, such as:
      1. Marxism and World-Systems theory
      2. Feminism, Gender analysis, and Queer theory
      3. Postcolonial theory and colonial discourse studies
  3. Explore the concept of the artist and architect in Europe from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries.
    1. Artists in relation to the European courts
    2. Development of European art academies
    3. Artists as theorists
    4. The influence of art criticism on artists' careers
    5. Artists in opposition to the academies
    6. Role(s) of women in relation to artistic production
  4. Examine ways in which European expansion shaped artistic production in and beyond Europe.
    1. The development and influence of European art and architecture in colonized places
    2. The impact and influence of non-European ideas and forms upon European art and architecture as a result of early modern imperialism and colonialism
  5. Utilize both primary and secondary written texts in the active process of writing art history.
    1. Primary sources, such as:
      1. Documents from seventeenth century European culture
      2. Documents from eighteenth century European culture
      3. Documents from nineteenth century European culture
    2. Secondary sources, such as:
      1. Textbook
      2. Scholarly articles
      3. Other books
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