At P2PU, people work together to learn a particular topic by completing tasks, assessing individual and group work, and providing constructive feedback.
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This group studies Baroque art history of Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.
This study group examines the history of art in three of the most important art-producing centers of the seventeenth century. It follows the first two units of a course available at The Saylor Foundation. By the time we finish this course, we will be familiar with the most important art and artists of Western Baroque art. Familiarity with art history is helpful, but not requried.
The course lasts for four weeks, each week being completed at your own pace. We will respond to the material covered on the course "Activity Wall" and will schedule a weekly chat for more structured discussion time.
posted message: Hi all and welcome to week two, when we'll be moving on and taking our first "visit" to a museum, doing a short writing assignment, and then moving on to look at art of the Netherlands. Please note that the writing assignment is simply for your own practice. (Note that on Saylor.org there is a "Guide to Responding" that will help you evaluate your work.) How is everyone progressing? Did you all make it through last week's materials? Unfortunately nobody was able to chat last Friday. I hope you all will arrange a time that works for you, if this continues to be a bad time. I'm available weekdays, and Friday makes the most sense, as by that point we'll have made it through most of the week's materials. Is anyone free Friday afternoon (EST)?
posted message: We got some really great discussion going from Kim and Kevin yesterday in response to my question about Bernini. Some themes touched upon were the continuity between Baroque art and Renaissance art via Mannerism. This is an interesting way to look at how artistic traditions develop out of past traditions. Also, Kim posed the interesting comparison of Caravaggio and Bernini, which got me thinking about the very different public personae of these two men. (Bernini was a favorite of the Church and kept up with elite society, whereas Caravaggio is famous for rubbing shoulders with an "underworld.") So I'd like to pose Kim's question in light of the public personae of these men. Do you think their art relates to their public images? How so?
posted message: Hi All & Happy Thursday! I wanted to follow up on the possibility of chats now that there's been some response from many of you. It looks like we might not all be able to agree on a time. (And for those of you who don't want to participate, that's fine too!) I am available weekdays and think it might make sense to do something on Friday afternoons. I will be available tomorrow at 4:00 (EST) using the p2pu chat function. I know this may not work for some of you, so please feel free to set up other times to chat with the group's participants, as works for you!