AH 251 – MYSTERY PAINTINGS
This course will introduce students to this phenomenon of “mystery paintings” and, in the process, it will explain why the mysteries are present to begin with, and what this tells us about ourselves.
Art historians have spent centuries trying to decipher paintings whose exact meanings have been lost to Modern man. Learning this visual vocabulary of allegory and symbol allows us to interpret and decode masterpieces, which are renowned for their beauty and skill, but whose true meaning has remained elusive. Great works of art speak in universal truths about the human condition, about love, fear, death, jealousy, and faith.
Includes a field trip to a church in Rome.
Credit hours:
1