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
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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