Course Description

AR 204 ART OF THE RENAISSANCE   3.0 Credit(s)
Critical examination of European visual art from the 14th through 16th centuries, with emphasis on the artists, architects, writers, patrons, social institutions and religious structures that shaped the Renaissance. Students study both the Italian and Northern Renaissance, including the exchange of ideas, styles and techniques across Europe. Major figures may include Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Raphael, Bellini, Titian, Dürer, Van der Weyden, Van Eyck and the Medici. The course traces the foundations of Renaissance art through the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years