AAH 207 - Artists, Art and Entrepreneurship in Western Europe, 1300-1700

Course Units: 1

(Not offered 2013-14) This course examines the artist as entrepreneur in Western Europe during a crucial period of change, from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern era. We will investigate workshop practices and the production of art, artists’ education and training, markets and the emergence of art dealers and auctions, new techniques and technologies, and artists’ relationships with their customers and patrons. This is an interdisciplinary course that surveys the intersections between art history, economic and social history, and the history of technology. We will also have the opportunity to examine similarities and differences between two different sectors of the arts: the visual and the musical. No previous experience in art history is required. CC: HUM