ARTHIST 701 A & B

Art for the City and the Court

Please note: this is archived course information from 2025 for ARTHIST 701.

Description

Examines the production, patronage and display of art and its function within the political, religious and social frameworks of the early modern court and the city. It focuses on Amsterdam and The Hague in the Dutch Republic and London as the epicentre of the Stuart court. The full panoply of visual and material culture are discussed including painting, sculpture, tapestries, clothing, jewellery and interior decoration.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines for 2025 will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2025

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Associate Professor Erin Griffey

Points

ARTHIST 701A: 15 points

ARTHIST 701B: 15 points