Course Description
Architecture, sculpture, and painting of the fifteenth century focusing on Tuscany, and the emergence and development of the new art principles in Florence represented in the work of such artists as Masaccio, Brunelleschi, Donatello, Alberti, Fra Angelico, Filippo Lippi, Ghirlandaio, Pollaiuolo, and Botticelli.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be expected to produce an extensive
research paper on specific works or issues related to the field
and the methodologies appropriate to the topic under
consideration in the course. This paper will be a detailed,
in-depth consideration of the student's chosen theme requiring
not only a demonstration of advanced research skills (including
the ability to read and use material presented in foreign
languages), but also an articulation of the student's ability to
understand and manipulate the critical apparatus of art history
in connection with Early Renaissance in Italy.
Athena Title
15TH CENTURY ITALY
Prerequisite
Two ARHI 3000-level courses and permission of major
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course traces the artistic developments in Italy, above all Florence, during the fifteenth century. Major figures to be considered include Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Donatello, Fra Angelico, Filippo Lippi, Ghirlandaio, and Botticelli. Students will be tested twice during the semester and submit a paper, the topic of which will be assigned by the instructor. Exams and paper will each constitute one-third of the final grade.
Topical Outline
I. Early Renaissance architecture in Florence. II. Donatello and early Renaissance sculpture. III. Masaccio IV. Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi. V. Painting in Florence at mid-century. VI. Pollaiuollo VII. Ghirlandaio VIII. Botticelli
Syllabus