2039-316 - Art and Architecture in Florence and Rome

Institution:

Rochester Institute of Technology

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Description:

This course will cover signifi cant commissions for painting, sculpture and architecture in Florence and Rome from 1400-1470. Artists from the early renaissance period to the end of a major period of artistic patronage will be studied. Artists we will study include Filippo Brunelleschi, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Donatello, Luca della Robbia, Michelozzo, Leon Battista Alberti, Masaccio, Fra Angelico, Fra Filippo Lippi and Paolo Uccello. Questions for considerations will include: the nature and meaning of the Early Renaissance, developments in artistic theory and practice, the importance of Antique and Medieval precedents, the increasing attention to the effects of nature, the role of the patron, and the relevance of documents, literary sources and visual precedents for our interpretation of images. (2039-225 and 2039-226) Credit 3

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.rit.edu/

Phone Number:

(585) 475-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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