This course provides an introduction to European and American art of the late eighteenth century to 1900. This course will explore what made nineteenth-century art “modern” and how it shaped the visual culture of today. It will investigate the connections between art and historical events, from the Industrial Revolution to globalization and movements including Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and post-Impressionism. It will look at artists ranging from David, to Goya, to Turner, to Monet, to Van Gogh, and Gauguin. This course will discuss techniques, materials and distinctive qualities used, connect visual culture to historical events, and reflect on how gender, race, class, technology, power, and values are represented.

Required material: Petra ten-Doesschate Chu, Nineteenth-Century European Art; , $30

Nineteenth Century Art History

Instructor: Elisa Wirth

8 Fridays, 1:30pm - 3:30pm (3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12)

This class will be held in-person on the Tufts campus.