The course will introduce Berlin%E2%80%99s outstanding art collections, with their wide range of masterpieces from late medieval times to the present day. We shall focus throughout on the particular circumstances that shaped the production and reception of German art, especially during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. During this long period, the formation of a German nation state and the problematic notion of a German national identity became intimately connected to the question of a German style and artistic %E2%80%98expression%E2%80%99. A special focus will be given to the "Art of the two Germanys" between 1945 and 1989. We shall explore Germany%E2%80%99s vibrant art history by focusing in depth on works by artists like Martin Schongauer and Albrecht D%C3%BCrer, Caspar David Friedrich, Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Adolph Menzel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Otto Dix, Joseph Beuys and Anselm Kiefer. Field trips include the following museums and galleries in Berlin: Deutsches Historisches Museum, the Gem%C3%A4ldegalerie, the Museum of Photography, the Br%C3%BCcke Museum, the Nationalgalleries, and the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum.

Course leader
Dr. Matthias Vollmer

Target group
In principle, the course is open to all students regardless of their field of study, but in the first place it addresses art history students. An elementary knowledge of art and art history is advantageous, but not obligatory.

Credits info
4 ECTS GRADING Attendance & participation: 50% Mid-term Exam: 20% Final Exam: 30%

Fee info
EUR 1260: Course + course materials + housing

Freie Universit%C3%A4t Berlin
Address: FUBiS, Malteserstr. 74-100
Postal code: 12249
City: Berlin
Country: Germany
Website: http://www.fubis.org/
E-mail: fubis@fubis.org
Phone: +49-30-838 73472