AH 321 – VENICE IN THE RENAISSANCE
This course focuses on the Golden Age of Venetian Art from the building of the Ca’ D’Oro (1421) to the completion of Tintoretto’s work in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco (1587).
The course traces the impact of Venice’s unique location on the art and architecture produced in the maritime Republic. The course will cover the works of the architects Sansovino, Bartolomeo Buon; the painters Titian, Veronese and Tintoretto, who produced a series of masterpieces which were to be the inspiration for seventeenth-century painters throughout Europe. There will be a weekend field trip to Venice.
Pre-requisites: A 100-level Art History course.
Students arrange their own transportation to, and accommodation in, Venice. Students are responsible for all entry fees.
Credit hours:
3