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