ARH 224: BAROQUE ART AND ARCHITECTURE

Level
Undergraduate
Instructor
Borghese
Credits 3
Typically offered on the Rome campus, this course examines the emergence of Baroque art in the late Cinquecento and early Seicento (16th and 17th centuries) and follows the development of the Baroque style in sculpture, painting and architecture.
During the class students study artists including Caravaggio, Bernini and Borromini. Much of the course is taught on-site in Rome, the ‘cradle’ of the Baroque.
Foundations Program
This course fulfills the Foundations Program requirement in Fine Art.