ART-326 Rembrandt and 17th Century Dutch Art
This course on Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69) will
examine his significance in light of such
developments in the Dutch Republic as the rise in
importance of group-portrait, landscape, genre,
and still-life painting. Other issues to be
considered include artistic patronage, images of
nationalism, representations of domestic life,
illusionism and art, the relationship between
paintings and emblematic imagery, and Rembrandt's
contributions to printmaking. Comparisons will
also be made between Rembrandt's work and that
produced by artists in Italy, Spain, and the
Spanish Netherlands.