Renaissance Art and Architecture in Italy
ARHA 221
Fall 2012
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| Crosslisting:
MDST 222 |
This course surveys key monuments of Italian art and architecture produced between circa 1300 and 1550. Focusing on major centers such as Florence, Rome, and Venice, as well as smaller courts such as Urbino and Mantua, it considers the works and careers of the most important artists and architects of the period, among them Giotto, Brunelleschi, Alberti, Leonardo, and Michelangelo. Monuments are studied in their broader intellectual, political, and religious context, with particular attention paid to issues of patronage, devotion, and gender. Class discussions will focus on topics drawn from primary and secondary source readings and will include the rising status of the artist, the rediscovery of man and nature, the science of painting, and the cult of antiquity. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ARHA-MN)(ARHA)(ARST)(FRST-MN)(FRST)(MDST-MN)(MDST)(MDST-Art/Arch)(MDST-History)(MDST-Lang/Lit)(MDST-Phil/Reli) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
John Paoletti and Gary Radke, ART IN RENAISSANCE ITALY
Michael Baxandall, PAINTING AND EXPERIENCE IN FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ITALY
Christoph Frommel, THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
Leon Battista Alberti, ON PAINTING
Giorgio Vasari, LIVES OF THE ARTISTS
Packets of articles and primary sources on Moodle
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short (5-8 page) papers, quizzes, mid-term, final |
| Instructor(s): Swartwood House,Anna Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: WYL112; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 8 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 10 | FR: 10 |
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