ART 243 Making Art Modern: the Impressionists

Students study the significant changes in art in the mid-19th century, including the influence of photography on art after 1840 and a modern approach to subject matter and surface. Through class discussion and site visits, students become familiar with the superb painting collection at the Museum of Fine Arts to study in person the works of Bonheur, Cassatt, Manet, Degas, Monet, and others.