ART 336 Seventeenth Century Dutch Painting
This course will explore Dutch art and culture in its Golden Age. The innovations of Rembrandt, Jan Steen, Pieter Saenredam, and Jan Vermeer among other remarkable artist. They will be investigated in relation to the disappearance of traditional patronage systems, the rise of a new middle class, and the impact of ongoing religious turmoil. Course will touch upon the exemplary Dutch collections in the National Gallery of Art.