ACCF AHMI 310 - Michelangelo:Life and Works

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

A study of the works and career of Michelangelo Buonarroti. The personal, historical and cultural contexts of major buildings, paintings, sculptures and drawings -- many viewed in person -- Sources and documents, including the artist's correspondence are analyzed in order to sort out his artistic activities, life and thought. The course is planned as an in-depth look at Michelangelo's works, life and thought. No city offers a comparable assemblage of works of art from every period in his career, not to mention works that define his cultural and artistic milieu, and even his impact. City walks and museum visits in Florence, and at least one half-day of the Rome class excursion are devoted to direct scrutiny of Michelangelo's works. The experience of the S. Lorenzo building complex in its urban setting, of the Old Sacristy structure and sculptures, of the gargantuan sculptures in the Galleria dell'Accademia, or of the drawings, early sculptures and celebratory paintings in his house, cannot be simulated. Because of Michelangelo's universal appeal, the courses's reference to minor commissions outside of Rome and Florence speaks to the question of local identity in a period before national unity. So does the attention devoted to the artist's Florentine artistic roots, colleagues, rivals and patrons. The abundance of the artist's works in Italy is linked in the course to reflections about Italy's struggles to catalogue, restore, maintain and present its artistic patrimony. (Florence, Italy, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/itFlorence)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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