College Bulletin 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ARTH 024. Colonial Latin American Art
This course examines the art and architecture of the Spanish Viceroyalties of New Spain and Peru, covering roughly three hundred years of artistic production, beginning with the arrival of the Spanish in 1519 and concluding with the Independence period in the early 19th century. The course surveys a diverse collection of art and architecture from multiple academic perspectives in order to gain an appreciation for the material culture of the colonial Americas and to better understand colonial society and culture. The course will also highlight the importance of colonial art in contemporary society, raising issues of theft, art collecting, and the continued use and veneration of colonial artworks.
The class is divided into three sections, moving chronologically from the conquest and colonization to the colonial baroque, before concluding with the neo-classical period and Latin American independence. In each section we will examine works from colonial Mexico and the Andean region, comparing and contrasting the artworks and cultural landscape of these two colonial centers. Within each section we will study a variety of artistic media, including painting, sculpture and architecture, as well as less- well known traditions such as featherwork and textile arts.
1 credit.
Spring 2015. Burdette.
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