Art History 216 - Leonardo's Last Supper and the Reception of Renaissance Iconography

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Bard College

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Italian Studies, STS This seminar situates Leonardo's recently restored Last Supper within the Renaissance tradition of "Last Suppers" and depictions of thelife of Christ. Various interpretations of the painting are studied, including Leo Steinberg's Leonardo's Incessant Last Supper and his controversial Sexuality of Christ in Renaissance Art and in Modern Oblivion. Other readings include works by Vasari, Leonardo, Goethe, Freud, Panofsky, Clark, Kemp, and Pedretti. Students are expected to have read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, in order to consider the validity of its assertions. Some knowledge of Renaissance art, literature, or culture is helpful. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

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4.00

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www.bard.edu

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(845) 758-6822

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Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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