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ARHA221

Early Renaissance Art in Italy
ARHA221 SP

Next Offered in 9899 SP

This course will investigate the arts of Italy during the 14th and 15th centuries. All discussion will center around the contextualization of the work of art, the motivation of its patrons, the social structures that gave it form and the uses to which it might have been put.

MAJOR READINGS

M. Meiss, PAINTING IN FLORENCE AND SIENA
AFTER THE BLACK DEATH
J. Stubblebine, ASSISI AND THE RISE OF VERNACULAR ART
L. B. Alberti, ON PAINTING

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Short (5-8 pages) papers, quizzes, mid-term, final.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ART

Prerequisites: ARHA101 or ARHA228

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997




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