PGDE
5161
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201130
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Faculty:
Lorraine Karafel
This seminar will explore the creation and decoration of both constructed interiors and the temporary spaces formed by social, political and religious events, such as pageants, processions, and banquets, in Early Modern Europe. Permanent and portable embellishments in a variety of media from painting, sculpture, and woodwork to tapestries and other textiles will be considered. Emphasis will be placed on context: how did decoration work with space and function and what meaning did these carefully contrived sets convey to owners and contemporary viewers? This course is intended to encourage analytical thinking and original research. Requirements include 3/4 class presentations, a research paper, and class participation.
