ART 311 - Early Italian Renaissance Art

3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded (includes P/F option)
Not repeatable for credit

Description:
This course focuses on early Renaissance art and architecture in Italy, 1300-1500. Focusing on Tuscany, it assesses how the visual arts were informed by humanism, politics, monastic reform, and the emergence of a wealthy mercantile class. The course also considers artists’ growing self-awareness as professionals contributing to intellectual developments. Artists to be studied include Giotto, Brunelleschi, Donatello, Masaccio, Alberti, and Botticelli.

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ART 101 or ART 102

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