8. March 15 The Development of Painting – Baroque
Cases: Vermeer and Caravaggio
REQUIRED READINGS:
- MAIN READING: Michael Fried, “Thoughts on Caravaggio,” Critical Inquiry, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Autumn, 1997): 13-56. Available through JSTOR
- Sorabella, Jean. “Baroque Rome”. In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/baro/hd_baro.htm (October 2003)
- Department of European Paintings. “Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (1571–1610) and his Followers”. In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/crvg/hd_crvg.htm (October 2003)
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- “Rome and Southern Italy, 1600–1800 A.D.”. In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/09/eusts/ht09eusts.htm (October 2003)
- “Low Countries, 1600–1800 A.D.”. In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/09/euwl/ht09euwl.htm (October 2003)
- short writing assignment #3– due in seminar : instructions were announced in class and distributed via email.
- quiz #2 opens, 5pm
You will discuss the Michael Fried essay in seminar, so please be prepared. Your task is to determine his argument:
What is his thesis? (underline it!). Can you state his thesis in your own words?
What are his main points?
What evidence does he use to support his argument?
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