RENAISSANCE ART: RIVALRY, POWER AND PASSION IN THE WORLD OF LEONARDO

ARH3RAI

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students will study the extraordinary flowering of creativity that took place in the visual Arts in Italy from 1400 to 1600 in the fields of painting, sculpture and architecture. By placing this art in the context of the major intellectual developments such as the rediscovery of antiquity, humanist philosophy and the cult of the individual, students will be introduced to the key artists and patrons of the period. Through a series of lectures, seminar case studies and gallery visits, students will explore the art of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael Sanzio, Michelangelo Buonarotti, Titian, Mantegna, Botticelli, Bronzino and many others. Students will also be introduced to visual analysis, and the meaning and interpretation of images and relevant theoretical and historical frameworks.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Lisa Beaven

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: Yes

Learning Activities: Group discussions in class and during sessions taught on-site in the National Gallery of Victoria in front of real works of art. 2000 word research essay 500 word visual analysis Visual Test

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: 30 credit points of second-year History and/or Art History

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: ARH2RAI

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: Summer Intensive: Offered subject to sufficient enrolments.

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Italian Renaissance Art

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Adams, Laurie Schneider

Year: 2001

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Publisher: ICON EDITIONS, BOULDER AND OXFORD, VIEW-WEST PRESS

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Individually and in groups assess topics in European Renaissance art and history
02. Individually and in teams learn to analyse and distinguish between primary and secondary visual and textual history sources
03. Learn to problem solve and research an art history problem in the form of a specific image, and write a formal visual analysis of it
04. Students develop research skills through exposure to appropriate on-line and library resources and investigate an individual work of art
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.