ARTHIST 236
Artists and Patrons in Renaissance Italy
Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for ARTHIST 236.
Description
A journey into the motivations and inspirations behind the production of art in Renaissance Italy, this course examines the social, economic, religious and political relationships between patrons, artists and artworks c.1400-c.1520 in a variety of civic, religious, familial, artistic and spatial contexts. It ranges from Florence to Milan, the Medicis to the Sforzas, Duccio to Donatello, Leonardo to Michelangelo.
Availability 2019
Semester 1
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Associate Professor Erin Griffey
Reading/Texts
Alison Cole's Italian Renaissance Courts: Art, Pleasure and Power (2016) and Art of the Italian Renaissance Courts (1995), Radke and Paoletti's Art in Renaissance Italy
Assessment
Coursework and exam
Points
ARTHIST 236: 15 points
Prerequisites
15 points at Stage I in Art History and 30 points passed
Restrictions
ARTHIST 336