ARH 4570 - Caravaggio and the Spaniards

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850, ARH 3150, ENGL 1101, and ENGL 1102.
This course consists of two components: 1) a study of the work of the early Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo da Merisi, more commonly known as Caravaggio, and the impact that his unique artistic vision had on 17th-century Spanish painters from Naples-based Jusepe Ribera to the most renowned Spanish painter, Diego Velazquez; and 2) a technical exploration of the painting techniques that make Caravaggio’s work and 17th-century Spanish painting so visually impressive, emotionally compelling and dramatic. Students will create a painting, from scratch, during the second segment of the course, either after a masterwork of Carvaggio or after a Spanish master.