ARHA321

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ARHA321

Typology in Renaissance Art ARHA321 FA

Next Offered in 9899 FA

This seminar will investigate the structuring of artistic content by means of types, such as the altarpiece, and within the types, subcategories, such as the saint's altarpiece or the narrative altarpiece. The concern of the seminar will be not just to isolate viable typologies from c.1300 to c.1600, but to see whether they determined style, and to chart their changes over time.

MAJOR READINGS

Peter Humphrey, THE ALTARPIECE IN THE
RENAISSANCE
David Freedberg, THE POWER OF IMAGES

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Final paper and classroom presentation.

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 Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: ARHA220 or ARHA221 or ARHA222 or ARHA224

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

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