FA 410 Topics in Art History - Marymount University

FA 410: Topics in Art History (3 credits)
Brussels, Belgium
Faculty Director: Dr. Mark Trowbridge
International Field Experience Tentative Schedule
March 2
March 3
March 4
March 5
March 6
March 7
March 8
March 9
March 10
Departure
Arrive in Brussels, check in at hotel. Visit St. Michel - St. Gudule
and Notre Dame
Visit Musée Royale des Beaux-Arts and Louvain: Sint Pieterskerk
Visit Bibliothèque Royale Albert I
Travel to Ghent: Visit Museum voor Schone Kunsten and
Kathedraal Sint-Bavo
Travel to Bruges: Visit Groeninge Museum, Sint Jacobskerk, and
Sint Salvatorskathedraal
Travel to Bruges: Visit Gruuthusemuseum and Memlingmuseum
Travel to Antwerp: Visit Museum Aan de Stroom and
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal
Return to Marymount
MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
Center for Global Education
Opening Minds to a World of Opportunity
Brussels, Belgium
Faculty Director: Dr. Mark Trowbridge, professor of Fine Arts
Dr. Trowbridge specializes in 15 th and 16 th century art from the Low
Countries. He has published several essays on this subject and
presented numerous papers at international conferences. Dr. Trowbridge
is currently preparing a book on art and theater in late-medieval Bruges.
GLOBAL CLASSROOM SERIES
Spring 2012
Ready to Apply? Visit http://connect.marymount.edu/musab/index.html
Questions? Contact the Center for Global Education at studyabroad@marymount.edu or (703) 284-1677.
FA 410 Topics in Art History: Van Eyck to Bruegel
March 2-10, 2012

DESTINATION: BRUSSELS
In the 15 th and 16 th centuries, the Renaissance was happening not
only in Italy, but also in the north of Europe, specifically in the
economic powerhouses of Bruges and Ghent, centers of banking
and trade in the Low Countries. This Northern Renaissance in the
arts, fueled by wealthy Flemish merchants, was exemplified by
the works of Jan van Eyck, considered one of the best Northern
European painters of the 15 th century, and Pieter Bruegel,
a master painter of the 16 th century. This course will take
Marymount students to Belgium to study paintings by these
and other master painters of the Low Countries during the
15 th and 16 th centuries. With Brussels as a base of operations,
students will take side trips to Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, and
Leuven to view works of art in museums and churches.
Field trips to view paintings from the Low Countries on exhibit in Washington, DC,
galleries and museums will also be part of the course. In addition, students will
learn about contemporary Belgian culture and have the opportunity to take a noncredit
course in basic French.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
FA 410 Topics in Art History (3 credits)
This class is a seminar-style course designed to take advantage of art in the Washington-
Baltimore area, a region that has a particularly rich collection of 15 th and 16 th century
Netherlandish paintings. The first seven weeks of the course will provide an overview of art
from this period, and the class will take field trips to view paintings from the Low Countries
on exhibit in Washington, DC, museums.
The course will then augment its study of those works with others to be investigated in
Belgium during Spring Break, from a base in Brussels. Finally, the class will then meet
following the Belgium trip to share experiences and complete the coursework.
Prerequisites: EN 102 and FA 202, or permission of instructor.
PROGRAM COST
The program fee of $650 includes
• round-trip economy-class international airfare
• double- or triple-occupancy accommodations
• ground transportation and entrance fees to all required site visits
The Center for Global Education will register a student
for the FA 410 class after he or she has
successfully submitted the online study
abroad application and obtained faculty
director approval.
Please note that enrollment is limited to 16 students.
Full-time students do not need to pay additional tuition
for this course if they are registered for no more than
18 credits during the spring semester, including this
course. Full-time students enrolled in more than 18 credits
are subject to over-enrollment fees.
GLOBAL CLASSROOM SERIES
Application deadline:
October 15, 2011
Marymount University’s Global Classroom Series will offer exciting courses in spring semester
2012 that include an extra component: an international field experience during spring break,
March 2-10, 2012.