FA 410 Topics in Art History - Marymount University
FA 410 Topics in Art History - Marymount University
FA 410 Topics in Art History - Marymount University
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<strong>FA</strong> <strong>410</strong>: <strong>Topics</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>History</strong> (3 credits)<br />
Brussels, Belgium<br />
Faculty Director: Dr. Mark Trowbridge<br />
International Field Experience Tentative Schedule<br />
March 2<br />
March 3<br />
March 4<br />
March 5<br />
March 6<br />
March 7<br />
March 8<br />
March 9<br />
March 10<br />
Departure<br />
Arrive <strong>in</strong> Brussels, check <strong>in</strong> at hotel. Visit St. Michel - St. Gudule<br />
and Notre Dame<br />
Visit Musée Royale des Beaux-<strong>Art</strong>s and Louva<strong>in</strong>: S<strong>in</strong>t Pieterskerk<br />
Visit Bibliothèque Royale Albert I<br />
Travel to Ghent: Visit Museum voor Schone Kunsten and<br />
Kathedraal S<strong>in</strong>t-Bavo<br />
Travel to Bruges: Visit Groen<strong>in</strong>ge Museum, S<strong>in</strong>t Jacobskerk, and<br />
S<strong>in</strong>t Salvatorskathedraal<br />
Travel to Bruges: Visit Gruuthusemuseum and Meml<strong>in</strong>gmuseum<br />
Travel to Antwerp: Visit Museum Aan de Stroom and<br />
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal<br />
Return to <strong>Marymount</strong><br />
MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY<br />
Center for Global Education<br />
Open<strong>in</strong>g M<strong>in</strong>ds to a World of Opportunity<br />
Brussels, Belgium<br />
Faculty Director: Dr. Mark Trowbridge, professor of F<strong>in</strong>e <strong>Art</strong>s<br />
Dr. Trowbridge specializes <strong>in</strong> 15 th and 16 th century art from the Low<br />
Countries. He has published several essays on this subject and<br />
presented numerous papers at <strong>in</strong>ternational conferences. Dr. Trowbridge<br />
is currently prepar<strong>in</strong>g a book on art and theater <strong>in</strong> late-medieval Bruges.<br />
GLOBAL CLASSROOM SERIES<br />
Spr<strong>in</strong>g 2012<br />
Ready to Apply? Visit http://connect.marymount.edu/musab/<strong>in</strong>dex.html<br />
Questions? Contact the Center for Global Education at studyabroad@marymount.edu or (703) 284-1677.<br />
<strong>FA</strong> <strong>410</strong> <strong>Topics</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>History</strong>: Van Eyck to Bruegel<br />
March 2-10, 2012
DESTINATION: BRUSSELS<br />
In the 15 th and 16 th centuries, the Renaissance was happen<strong>in</strong>g not<br />
only <strong>in</strong> Italy, but also <strong>in</strong> the north of Europe, specifically <strong>in</strong> the<br />
economic powerhouses of Bruges and Ghent, centers of bank<strong>in</strong>g<br />
and trade <strong>in</strong> the Low Countries. This Northern Renaissance <strong>in</strong> the<br />
arts, fueled by wealthy Flemish merchants, was exemplified by<br />
the works of Jan van Eyck, considered one of the best Northern<br />
European pa<strong>in</strong>ters of the 15 th century, and Pieter Bruegel,<br />
a master pa<strong>in</strong>ter of the 16 th century. This course will take<br />
<strong>Marymount</strong> students to Belgium to study pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs by these<br />
and other master pa<strong>in</strong>ters of the Low Countries dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
15 th and 16 th centuries. With Brussels as a base of operations,<br />
students will take side trips to Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, and<br />
Leuven to view works of art <strong>in</strong> museums and churches.<br />
Field trips to view pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs from the Low Countries on exhibit <strong>in</strong> Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, DC,<br />
galleries and museums will also be part of the course. In addition, students will<br />
learn about contemporary Belgian culture and have the opportunity to take a noncredit<br />
course <strong>in</strong> basic French.<br />
COURSE DESCRIPTION<br />
<strong>FA</strong> <strong>410</strong> <strong>Topics</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>History</strong> (3 credits)<br />
This class is a sem<strong>in</strong>ar-style course designed to take advantage of art <strong>in</strong> the Wash<strong>in</strong>gton-<br />
Baltimore area, a region that has a particularly rich collection of 15 th and 16 th century<br />
Netherlandish pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs. The first seven weeks of the course will provide an overview of art<br />
from this period, and the class will take field trips to view pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs from the Low Countries<br />
on exhibit <strong>in</strong> Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, DC, museums.<br />
The course will then augment its study of those works with others to be <strong>in</strong>vestigated <strong>in</strong><br />
Belgium dur<strong>in</strong>g Spr<strong>in</strong>g Break, from a base <strong>in</strong> Brussels. F<strong>in</strong>ally, the class will then meet<br />
follow<strong>in</strong>g the Belgium trip to share experiences and complete the coursework.<br />
Prerequisites: EN 102 and <strong>FA</strong> 202, or permission of <strong>in</strong>structor.<br />
PROGRAM COST<br />
The program fee of $650 <strong>in</strong>cludes<br />
• round-trip economy-class <strong>in</strong>ternational airfare<br />
• double- or triple-occupancy accommodations<br />
• ground transportation and entrance fees to all required site visits<br />
The Center for Global Education will register a student<br />
for the <strong>FA</strong> <strong>410</strong> class after he or she has<br />
successfully submitted the onl<strong>in</strong>e study<br />
abroad application and obta<strong>in</strong>ed faculty<br />
director approval.<br />
Please note that enrollment is limited to 16 students.<br />
Full-time students do not need to pay additional tuition<br />
for this course if they are registered for no more than<br />
18 credits dur<strong>in</strong>g the spr<strong>in</strong>g semester, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g this<br />
course. Full-time students enrolled <strong>in</strong> more than 18 credits<br />
are subject to over-enrollment fees.<br />
GLOBAL CLASSROOM SERIES<br />
Application deadl<strong>in</strong>e:<br />
October 15, 2011<br />
<strong>Marymount</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s Global Classroom Series will offer excit<strong>in</strong>g courses <strong>in</strong> spr<strong>in</strong>g semester<br />
2012 that <strong>in</strong>clude an extra component: an <strong>in</strong>ternational field experience dur<strong>in</strong>g spr<strong>in</strong>g break,<br />
March 2-10, 2012.