Picturing Women in Renaissance and Baroque Art
An examination of issues related to women, art, and society in early modern Europe (15th-17th centuries) through a study of women as subject matter, viewers, producers, and patrons of art. A multi-disciplinary approach is employed to explore how gender as a social, political, and psychological category is reflected in and reinforced by visual culture.
Outcomes: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the ways gender is constructed in society, the origins and effects of gender attitudes, the interrelation between gender and visual culture, and the ways women have claimed agency; Students will critically analyze visual culture and gender attitudes and demonstrate knowledge of feminist theory and scholarly methods.
Outcomes: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the ways gender is constructed in society, the origins and effects of gender attitudes, the interrelation between gender and visual culture, and the ways women have claimed agency; Students will critically analyze visual culture and gender attitudes and demonstrate knowledge of feminist theory and scholarly methods.