ART 233 Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo Art (Spring)

A comprehensive study of the major styles in painting, sculpture and architecture from the Proto-Renaissance to the end of the 18th Century. The relationship between the work of art and the social and cultural forces that have contributed to its style and meaning are examined. Class lectures and discussions are supported by slides. A visit to a Boston museum is required. Museum visit at students’ expense. Required of Art Majors. Three lecture hours per week.

SSC Library Homepage (SALEM STATE COLLEGE LIBRARY)

General Art Databases

http://www.noblenet.org/ssc/research/databases/

Available on the SSCL homepage-->Databases-->Databases by Subject-->Arts & Humanities

Art Index Retrospective

Citations to articles in scholarly journals covering all aspects of art; it is the online version of Art Index (from 1929 until 1984). 55 years of art literature from more than 600 publications.

Art Abstracts

Citations to articles in 200+ leading art publications.  Covers all aspects of art from architecture to video, including international art journals.  It is an online version of the paper Art Index, 1984-Present.

Arts and Humanities Search

Citations 1300+ art & humanities journals and 5800 social science and science journals; indexes bibliographies and online version of Arts & Humanities Citation Index.

ArtSTOR

ARTstor is a digital image library containing approximately 300,000 art, architecture and archeology images.

Grove Art Online

Web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.) Includes extensive image links and sophisticated search and navigation tools.

JSTOR

Comprehensive online journal archive of full-text scholarly journals.  JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily humanities and social sciences.

Project Muse

Full-text journal collection from Johns Hopkins University Press. SSC subscribes to the Standard Collection.

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