Northern Renaissance Art in Brussels and Paris

Tentative Course Itinerary

First class meeting: Saturday at noon in the hotel (TBA)

Day 1 (Saturday)
1200 Class meets in Brussels at the hotel (TBA)
Room assignments
Introduction to the class and requirements
Introductory lecture
Visit to the Grand Place
Day 2 (Sunday)
0842 Train to Antwerp from Nord Station Museum Van den Berg, cathedral, and exhibition
1400-1530 Royal Museum of Art and History
1600-2000 Lecture at the hotel
Day 3 (Monday)
0915 Visit to the cathedral
1030 Royal Library - manuscripts section Sablon Church
1300-1800 Lecture at the hotel
Day 4 (Tuesday)
0826 Midi Station - Train to Bruges St. Savior Church and Memling Museum Notre Dame and town square
1335 Train to Gent: St. Bavo, Graslei, St.Nicholas, and Fine Arts Museum
1834 Return to Brussels
Day 5 (Wednesday)
0637 MIDI station - Train to Paris Drop off bags at hotels
1100 Cluny Museum and early lunch
1330-1730 Louvre
Day 6 (Thursday)
Have a very good breakfast!
0900-1200 Unstructured museum visits
1300-1630 Visit to Notre Dame, Saint-Severin, and Sainte-Chapelle
1645 Leave hotel to go to train station
1725 Train to Brussels
Review sheets handed out on train
Day 7 (Friday)
0930 Visit to the Ancient Art Museum
1200 Visit to exhibition
1400-1800 Lecture
1900-2030 Final review
Day 8 (Saturday)
0900-1000 Question period
1000-1300 Final examination

Last updated: 27 July 2011