**Cancelled Course**
ARTH 548 Art about Art: 1400-2000
This thematic seminar will focus on depictions through which artists referred to their own profession and its products. Images to be discussed include legends of the origin of art, self-portraits and other portraits of artists, scenes of contemporary and historical artists in their studios, as well as finished art on display. While tracking the major changes in imagery from the end of the Middle Ages through the twentieth century (with some reference to earlier developments) we will analyze specific images, comparing their implications with both the social conditions and the theoretical positions then current. Requirements: two 9- to 10-page papers, one 3-page paper and an oral presentation on the main research topic. Enrollment limit: 15.