Italian Renaissance art and architecture from
1300 to 1550. The working practices of artists;
the changing social status of the artist;
developments in artistic theory; the cultural
engagement with classical antiquity; the crisis
in religious art in the context of the
Reformation; controversies of conservation (for
example, the cleaning of the Sistine Chapel); the
problems of visual narrative; conflicting
interpretations of Christian iconography;
representation of gender, among other themes.
1300 to 1550. The working practices of artists;
the changing social status of the artist;
developments in artistic theory; the cultural
engagement with classical antiquity; the crisis
in religious art in the context of the
Reformation; controversies of conservation (for
example, the cleaning of the Sistine Chapel); the
problems of visual narrative; conflicting
interpretations of Christian iconography;
representation of gender, among other themes.
- Teacher: Benjamin David