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The document provides information for an Art History class, noting that a midterm exam will take place during the second half of class. It lists some names and terms that will be covered in the lecture, including Iconoclasm, Dutch painting genres, and various artists such as Metsu, Steen, Maes, Heda, Dou, Vermeer, and Fabritius. It also provides a possible essay question about moralizing meanings that may be hidden in Dutch genre paintings by Vermeer and others, and asks about what is known of Vermeer's career. Images mentioned include a still life by Heda and paintings by Steen and Vermeer.
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Ah 2 Class 6 Done
- 1. Art History 2: Class 6 Note: Midterm exam in the second half of class today. Some names and terms for today’s lecture: Iconoclasm (Calvinism), Netherlands (Dutch painting; genre scenes), Metsu, Steen, Maes, still life, emblems, Willem Claesz. Heda, Dou, Vermeer, Delft, Fabritius, camera obscura Possible essay question: --Discuss moralizing meanings in Dutch genre painting; give examples of some paintings and the moralizing messages hidden beneath the veneer of everyday life. Give examples of moralizing meanings that might be hidden in genre scenes by Vermeer. What is known about Vermeer’s career? Images: Still life by Willem Claesz. Heda, 1634, p.421 Feast of St. Nicholas by Jan Steen, 1660s Woman Holding a Balance by Jan Vermeer, 1660s, p.424