ARTT 291 Italian Renaissance Art And Architecture

This course will examine the history of painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Italian Renaissance from its origins in the medieval world of the thirteenth century through the end of the Renaissance in the sixteenth century. We will highlight the city of Florence but will also discuss important surrounding cities including Rome. We will consider the art of Florence through the eyes of Giorgio Vasari, a sixteenth-century artist who wrote biographies on many of the great Renaissance artists that preceded him. Vasari's Lives of the most excellent painters, sculptors, and architects organizes the Renaissance artists through the notion of progress beginning with Cimabue and leading up to Michelangelo-the ideal model of the perfect Renaissance artist.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into analysis and comparison of styles
   associated with different regions, and/or with individual artists of the Italian Renaissance.
2. 2. Pose and address questions related to the confluence of creative expression with social and
   cultural contexts when distinguishing between different modes of representation in the Italian
   Renaissance, and explain their historical significance.
3. 3. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to enduring issues of aesthetics,
   creativity, and meaning when analyzing specific iconographic motifs (e.g. religious or
   mythological subjects) during Italian Renaissance Art.
4. 4. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role of creative and aesthetic activities and
   products that demonstrate the impact that political, social, and/or economic changes had on
   the visual and humanistic culture of the Italian Renaissance.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into analysis and comparison of styles
   associated with different regions, and/or with individual artists of the Italian Renaissance.
2. 2. Pose and address questions related to the confluence of creative expression with social and
   cultural contexts when distinguishing between different modes of representation in the Italian
   Renaissance, and explain their historical significance.
3. 3. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to enduring issues of aesthetics,
   creativity, and meaning when analyzing specific iconographic motifs (e.g. religious or
   mythological subjects) during Italian Renaissance Art.
4. 4. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role of creative and aesthetic activities and
   products that demonstrate the impact that political, social, and/or economic changes had on
   the visual and humanistic culture of the Italian Renaissance.