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Crosslistings: COL 333 |
This course will explore the way that the arts--understood broadly--were used to represent the political structure of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century courts, principally in England, France, and Italy. The course will begin with segments on the organization of court life, the nature of patron-client relationships, and the role and status of the prince. The course will then address the way that these conditions were reproduced in various forms of artistic and cultural patronage, including the decoration and planning of palaces, the conduct of rituals and ceremonies, the design of festivals, the establishment of scientific and literary academies, and the large-scale collecting of art and curiosities.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ART Grading Mode: Student Option
Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.
Last Updated on MAR-30-2006
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