Baroque and rococo art as a global style
characterized by theatricality, dynamism, and
reality effects. Exploration of European art
created 1600-1800 and its conversation with
related monuments produced in Asia, Africa, and
the Americas. Investigation of the role of
colonialism, commerce, and empire in the
construction of a global aesthetic. Close
examination of examples of art and architecture
crafted for individual monarchs, missionaries,
merchants, and common citizens by artists such as
Rembrandt, Bernini, and Artemisia Gentileschi.