Art 323 - Italian Renaissance Art IM

Institution:

Hiram College

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Description:

Beginning with the Late Gothic and Proto-Renaissance styles of 14thcentury Italy, this course will concentrate on the formal developments in the art of great masters such as Giotto and Duccio. The beginning of the Florentine Renaissance in the 15th-century art of Ghiberti, Donatello, Brunelleschi, and Masaccio will be examined in detail and the ramifications of their stylistic revolution explored in the work of later artists. A similar study of the High Renaissance will follow, with particular attention to the art of Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael, and the course will conclude with a look at the very different art of Renaissance Venice. We will explore the cultural background of the Renaissance: the cities, contemporary philosophy, Humanism, and the role of the patron. Consideration will be given to our changing understanding of the nature of the period, especially in regard to its attempted synthesis of Humanism and Christianity.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HIRAM.EDU

Phone Number:

(330) 569-3211

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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