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Cursus: GKRMV16051
GKRMV16051
Core Research Seminar: Art History I
Cursus informatie
CursuscodeGKRMV16051
Studiepunten (EC)10
Cursusdoelen
To study fundamental and recurring themes in art and the historiography of art from the middle ages to the modern period.
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The seminar is devoted to a fundamental and recurring theme in art and the historiography of art from the Middle Ages to the modern period, with special reference to the Low Countries. The general theme of the seminar is art as knowledge. The fundamental questions include: what sort of knowledge is produced in the making of art? how do artists communicate this knowledge? what is the epistemic function of images? which role do objects and collections play in the production and consumption of knowledge? How do artists conceptualize their knowledge-making?

The seminar deals with a diversity of objects of knowledge (from color and perspective to the anatomy of the human body), epistemic practices (from observation to classification), and fields of knowledge (geography, optics, natural history, mathematics, medicine). It brings art history in to conversation with the history of the book, the history of collecting, and the history of science. Every other year the course is also part of the Technical Art History MA programme (University of Amsterdam).
 
The entrance requirements for Exchange Students will be checked by the International Office and the Programme coordinator. Acceptance is not self-evident.
 
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