Art History: 18th and 19th Century Art

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Survey of the development in painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. Emphasis will be on the development of style in painting, the changing content, and patronage of works of art, the employment of art as political propaganda by the state and its adversaries, and art as a medium for social satire and commentary. Classes may visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum.