Titian. Flora. 1515 circa.
  
Florence, Uffizi Gallery.

• Adrienne DeAngelis
• Office: Merrick 309 : 2
• Meeting Room: Merrick 309 : A (Seminar Room)
• E-mail: acd@efn.org

COURSE DESCRIPTION TO BE UPDATED!!

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is the summer session version of a quarter-length course on the history of the art of Venice from its origins of the city to the 18th century. Greatest weight will be given to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Our approach will include an exploration of the unique historical, political, and religious characteristics of Venice. In art, the emphasis will be on painting and architecture, but sculpture will not be left out. Venice has always been recognized as a significant art center for the Renaissance, and in the last twenty years new research has provided us with new and varied discoveries and interpretations of the city's art and culture. This course can only skim the top of this history and these new studies, but another focus of this course will be the introduction of some of the more important contemporary writers and their interpretations.

This class meets: July 17 to August 9, 2000 Monday through Thursday, from 3:00 pm to 4:50 pm. in Lawrence 166.

Prerequisites: Art History 206 or a similar lower-division art history course recommended. Those with no art historical background are advised to read over the relevant sections of any of the standard art history survey texts.

Texts: There is no single text for this course. We will use three titles, all available as paperbacks:

1. Patricia Fortini Brown. Art and Life in Renaissance Venice. New York, 1997.
2. John Steer. Venetian Painting. London and New York, 1970, 1986.
3. James Ackerman. Palladio.

Please note that you are required to read all three of these books.

Also: there will be a few readings on hold in the Art Library for you to read. Those that are required are indicated on the Schedule of Lectures below.

Course Requirements: Three quizzes and a final. The quizzes as a group count for 50% of your grade, and the final counts as the other 50%. Please note that attendance is mandatory and that the final grade will be marked down to reflect any unexcused absences.

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