2039-317 - Art and Architecture in Florence and Rome

Institution:

Rochester Institute of Technology

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Description:

Commissions for painting, sculpture and architecture in Florence and Rome from 1470-1520 will be studied. Artists from the beginning of the unoffi cial rule of Lorenzo the Magnifi cent (de Medici) to the death of Raphael, a highly infl uential artist. Artists will include Sandro Botticelli, Antonio and Piero del Pollaiuolo, Leonardo da Vinci, Domenico del Ghirlandaio, Bernardo Pinturicchio, Bramante, Michelangelo and patrons Lorenzo the Magnifi cient, the Florentine Republic, Popes Sixtus IV, Alexander VI, Julius II and Leo X. Questions for considerations will include: the nature and meaning of the High 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 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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