ARTH 6147 - Arts of Exploration & Exchange, 1400-1700

Credit Hours: 3

Description Through an examination of visual artifacts, this course will branch out from more traditional art historical studies of the periods commonly known as the “Renaissance” and “Baroque,” exploring how people of the early modern world responded to the unprecedented confrontation and integration of cultures and resulting colonialism that occurred through the expansion of European empires. Often referred to as the first true period of modern globalization, our study of these centuries will consider how art and visual culture responded to new models of living and art-making, and particularly, an explosion of exotic goods through trade. Among other topics, the course will address the roles of Venice and Amsterdam as mercantile hubs, colonialism in the Americas and Africa, the artistic impact of European missionary conversions abroad, and new studies of cartography and ethnography. PREREQUISITE(S): Admission to a graduate program of study within the Department of Art and Design or permission of instructor.