ARTH 2232 Northern Renaissance Art
Painting in the Netherlands and in Germany in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Emphasis will be on the style and the meaning of the great works of the masters of Northern Renaissance art such as Jan van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, and Albrecht Durer. We will discuss how the Renaissance in Northern Europe is different from the Italian Renaissance and what influences it absorbed from the Italians. We will consider the importance of printed pictures in this era when books and broadsheets assumed such a crucial role.
Course overview
- Department
- Art History
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Catalog details
- Satisfies core
- Arts
Requirements fulfilled
- University Core: Arts (All undergraduates)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.77 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.15 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Amy Golahny | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 23 |
| Fall 2024 | Amy Golahny | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 23 of 25 |
| Fall 2023 | Amy Golahny | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 of 7 |
| Spring 2022 | Kenneth Craig | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 26 |