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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
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
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3.00 Credits
Signifi cant commissions for painting, sculpture and architecture in Florence and Rome from 1520-1590 will be studied; from the ending of the High Renaissance to the Baroque era. Artists will include Michelangelo, Jacopo Sansovino, Jacopo Pontormo, Agnolo Bronzino, Baccio Bandinelli, Benvenuto Cellini, Giorgio Vasari, Bartolommeo Ammannati and Giambologna; patrons will include Grand-Dukes Cosimo and Francesco de Medici of Florence, Popes Clements VII, Paul III, Julius III and Sixtus V. Questions for consideration will include: the nature and meaning of Mannerism and the Late Renaissance in Italy, developments in artistic theory and practice, the importance of Antique, Medieval, Early Renaissance and High Renaissance precedents, the rising status of the artist, role of the patron, and relevance of documents, literary sources and visual precedents for interpretation of images.(2039-225 and 2039-226) Credit 3
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3.00 Credits
Art criticism from the Renaissance to the present day. A study of what makes art "good" (philosophical theories of art and the aesthetic experience) andwhat art criticism is and does (types and principles of art criticism). Lectures, reading assignments and research papers. Credit 3
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3.00 Credits
The subject of this course is 15th century painting, sculpture and architecture in Venice and the Veneto. We will examine paintings, sculptures and architecture works, such as: the altarpiece, the private devotional image the portrait, the narrative scene or cycle, the tomb, the palace, the town-hall, the villa, the confraternity building, the chapel, the church and the square. Questions for consideration will also include: the myth of Venice, the importance of Antique Byzantine, Islamic and western Medieval precedents for developments in Venetian art and architecture, the introduction of Florentine Gothic and Renaissance art and ideas into Venice, the impact Venice had upon the art and architecture of the Veneto, and vice versa, and the cultural exchange between Venice and the north. (2039-225 and 2039-226) Credit 3
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3.00 Credits
Traces the interactions between philosophic thought and artistic styles throughout history. Explores art as a refl ection of human values. Lectures, reading assignments and research papers. Credit 3
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3.00 Credits
A concentrated study of the nature of sign and symbol as visual metaphor paralleling legend, myth, folklore and fairy tale as verbal metaphor; analysis of Freudian and Jungian theories about symbolic/metaphoric communication; and application of the theories to contemporary examples. Designed to help the artist, designer and craftsperson produce more effective visual communication. Credit 3
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey course of the historical development of art from colonial times to the present. Included will be a consideration of painting, sculpture, architecture, graphic, and photographic arts. Potential themes to be addressed include the dependence on the European neo-classical academic model; indigenism, nationalism, and the resurgence of 'popular' art; the role of the visualarts in the construction of history; the confl icts and tensions involved in the search for a cultural identity. Credit 3
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3.00 Credits
The development of the arts in these two centuries in the areas of Western painting, printmaking, sculpture, architecture, and the crafts from 1700 to 1900. Lectures, reading assignments, and research papers. Credit 3
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3.00 Credits
A critical study of the art and visual culture of the fi rst fi ve decades of the twentieth century. Major stylistic movements in Europe and America will be examined with special attention to innovations in materials, subject, matter, and philosophy. Central themes include: the relationship between art and politics; abstraction vs. fi guration; primitivism and the search for origins; reactions to modernity and the rise of technology; the tension between the avant-garde and popular culture; the institutional critique, and the special role of art and artists in modern society. (2039-225, 2039-226 and 2039-227 or permission of instructor) Credit 3
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the decorative arts and visual culture of modern Scandinavia from 1860 to present, with special emphasis on the social, economic, and political impulses that have shaped them. Scandinavian modern design plays a signifi cant role in the postwar epoch; it is equated with such leading brands as Volvo, Saab, Ericsson, Nokia, H&M, Electrolux, Orrefors, Georg Jensen, ARTEK, and IKEA. The myths and realities of its success will be examined, as well as its impact on contemporary design. (2039-225, 2039-226 and 2039-227 or permission of instructor) Credit 3
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