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ARTH217 SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS ART HISTORY GUIDE

Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe

Spring 2015


RESEARCH PAPER: Theme Topics
  • Select a Research Paper theme topic from the list provided below
  • Pick 3 to 4 examples (you can select all your examples from among those listed, or you can pick one or two and add other examples of your own choosing)
  • Write a comparative descriptive analysis and discuss the "theme" as it is treated within at least two different European cultures (7 to 9 pages, plus a bibliography listing books, articles, and Internet sources)
  • Begin research with your textbook and continue using books and articles in the library as well as online resources. Use footnotes to acknowledge the sources of your information
  • DUE MAY 5


  • Still Life Paintings: Angel Huynh
    • Harris 2.59 (Clara Peeters)
    • Harris 2.61 (de Heem)
    • Harris 3.26 (Zurbarán)
    • Harris 5.50 (Pieter Claesz.)

  • Landscape Paintings: Caroline McDonald
    • Harris 1.38 (Annibale Carracci)
    • Harris 2.36 (Rubens)
    • Harris 4.57 (Poussin)
    • Harris 4.67 (Claude Lorraine)
    • Harris 5.74 (van Goyen)
    • Harris 5.77 (van Ruisdael)

  • Card Sharps & Fortune Tellers: ______
    • Harris 1.39 (Caravaggio)
    • Harris 4.30 (Vouet)
    • Harris 4.33 (Georges de La Tour)

  • Palaces: ______
    • Harris 1.27 (Farnese)
    • Harris 1.81 (Barberini)
    • Harris 4.4 (Luxembourg)
    • Harris 4.16 (Versailles)
    • Harris 7.3 (Blenheim)

  • Portraits of Women: Abigail Strohmeyer
    • Harris 2.11 (Rubens)
    • Harris 2.44 (Van Dyck)
    • Harris 5.11 (Hals)
    • Harris 6.6 (Cooper)

  • Portraits of Men: ______
    • Harris 1.70 (Reni)
    • Harris 1.96 (Bernini)
    • Harris 2.42 (Van Dyck)
    • Harris 3.42 (Velázquez)
    • Harris 4.1 (Rigaud)
    • Harris 4.40 (Champaigne)
    • Harris 5.10 (Hals)
    • Harris 5.44 (Rembrandt)
    • Harris 6.4 (Mytens)

  • Church Façades: ______
    • Harris 1.6 (Maderno)
    • Harris 1.82 (Borromini)
    • Harris 2.23 (Huyssens)
    • Harris 3.3 (Gómez de Mora)
    • Harris 3.4 (Cano)
    • Harris 6.15 (Wren)

  • Mary Magdalen: Kara Harpham
    • Harris 4.34 (Georges de La Tour)

  • Martyrs: Virginia Whitfield
    • Harris 1.66 (Reni)
    • Harris 1.106 (Maderno)
    • Hareis 1.124 (Pietro da Cortona)
    • Harris 3.22 (Zurbarán)
    • Harris 4.44 (Poussin)

  • Equestrians: Milea Webb
    • Harris 1.110 (Bernini)
    • Harris 2.49 (Van Dyck)
    • Harris 3.5 (Tacca)
    • Harris 3.38 (Velázquez)
    • Harris 4.70 (Le Brun)