ARTHIST 236

Artists and Patrons in Renaissance Italy

Please note: this is archived course information from 2021 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.

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Availability 2021

Semester 2

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 + exam

Points

ARTHIST 236: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points at Stage I in Art History and 30 points passed

Restrictions

ARTHIST  336