Centered around the Clark Art Institute's print collection, this seminar will introduce its participants to the study of Western prints from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century. This semester, in conjunction with the Clark's Fall 2001 exhibition Goltzius and the Third Dimension, our emphasis will be on old master prints. We will review the various methods of printmaking as well as the primary elements of print connoisseurship. Through a series of close readings of historical texts, we will explore aspects of artistic practice, theory, and collecting. Each participant will lead discussions of several reading assignments and turn in short written reports, in addition to a final term paper. Enrollment limited: 11. Preference given to second-year students in the Graduate Program in the History of Art.

Hour: GANZ