ARTS 348 - Art of the Italian Renaissance

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT

This class will explore a range of alternative approaches to Italian Renaissance art and examine works by some of the most famous artists of the Western tradition, including Giotto, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Titian. Topics to be explored include: the significance of naturalism; the revival of antiquity; the rise of the cultivated patron; miraculous images and civic life; art and politics; portraiture and gender.

Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: C. Neilson