Northern Renaissance Art
History · 3 hrs Lecture/Seminar
Offered: Fall Or Winter Or Spring
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Where HIST-3843 counts
Counts toward 4 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This lecture/seminar course is an introduction to the study of art and architecture of the mid-14th to the 16th century Northern regions of Western Europe (France, England, Germany and the Netherlands) in the context of the social, political, and economic circumstances of this time. More specific topics should capture our attention, such as the development of panel and manuscript paintings, prints, the rise of realism and secular subjects in the arts, the transformation of the artist's status, and art patronage.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.