ART HISTORY 338
16th-CENTURY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART

• MWF 1:25 TO 2:15, Honors section TTh 3:30 TO 4:45; location is Merrick 309A (seminar room)
• CLASS ROOM: MB 180
• OFFICE: Merrick 309 : 2
• Prof. Adrienne DeAngelis (acd@efn.org)
• OFFICE HOURS: Monday 3-5 pm; Tuesday 10-1 pm; also by appointment.

Index of Art 338 Course Site

Course Description and Requirements

Description of the Course: This is a survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy from about 1480 to about 1600; or, from Leonardo to Michelangelo and Titian. Special attention will be paid to the major artists and movements of the sixteenth century in Florence, Venice, and Rome, with additional consideration of the arts of the courts.

Goals for the Course At the completion of the course, students will have a more than basic understanding of topics such as:

• The revival of antiquity
• The idea of the Modern
• Humanism
• The later Renaissance in Florence
• The rise of Rome
• The art of Venice and the Veneto
• Mannerism
• The Late Renaissance and prelude to the Baroque in Italy
• The new styles of building and ideas about urban development and renewal
• The artist and his/her changing identity
• Changing aspects of the portrayal of women and men
• Other topics that we will come across

Prerequisite: Art History 132 or an equivalent survey of Art History covering the period Early to Late Renaissance (ie, 1400-1600). Texts:

1. Frederick Hartt and David G. Wilkins History of Italian Renaissance Art., 6th ed., 2006. Note that this includes coverage for 15th century art, which will allow us to do some background work and will give you an additional resource.
2. Robert Klein and Henri Zerner, eds. Italian Art 1500-1600: Sources and Documents. Northwestern University Press, 1990.
3. There will also be readings from Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists and a few individual articles.

Requirements for the Course: There will be five quizzes (20 points each), a midterm, a short paper (6-8 pages for Section MWF; 8-10 pages for Section TTh) and a final. Each will be worth 25% of your final grade. Note the individual pages below devoted to describing each of these. There will be no make-ups for missed quizzes. There will be NO MAKE-UPS GIVEN FOR THE MIDTERM OR FINAL EXAMS SAVE FOR THE EXCEPTIONS LISTED BELOW.

EXCEPTIONS TO THE NO-MAKE-UP POLICY These are:

• Illness (documented)
• Death or severe illness in the family (documented)
• Required participation in a UM sport or similar activity (documented)
• Required military service (documented)
• The discretion of the instructor. Note that this does not include trips to the airport, vacations, and the like.

ATTENDANCE is required, will be taken, and will be counted toward your final grade. Students who arrive late or leave early may, at the discretion of the instructor, also be counted as absent. You may miss up to THREE classes without penalty. After that, you can be penalized by a reduction of 5% in your final grade for each day missed.

GRADING: The numerical scale is: 100-90 is an A; 89 is A-; 88-87 is a B+; 86-80 is a B; 79 is a B-; 78-77 is a C+; 76-70 is a C; 69 is a C-; 68-67 is a D+; 66-60 is a D; and 59 and below is an F.

Index of Art 338 Course Site

Course Requirements	Course Schedule	On the Quizzes	The Midterm	On the Final

The Research Paper	16th-Century Italian Ren Bibliography	NEWS about Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture		Art History Courses Page	A Guide to Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture

Honors Section: Paper Project	Monuments List For both sections	Honors Section: Midterm

Illustration: (Top right) Michelangelo, Doni Madonna, ca. 1503. 	

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