Italian Baroque Art

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A study of the visual culture of Counter Reformation Italy, with particular emphasis on the painting, sculpture, and architecture of seventeenth century Rome. Topics include the Carracci reform of painting, the rise of naturalism, Caravaggism, the development of illusionistic painting, and developments in science and the arts. Particular emphasis is given to the work of Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci, Bernini, Borromini, Guido Reni, Artemisia Gentileschi, Salvator Rosa, Pietro da Cortona and Andrea Sacchi.