ARTH 214 - Renaissance Art in Italy, 1200-1480

3 cr.

As a survey of the art produced in Italy, 1200-1480, the course examines the production of art as it relates to society and culture. From St. Francis’ Assisi to Pope Sixtus IV’s Rome, and from Giotto to Botticelli, painting, sculpture, and architecture will be studied in contexts of history, gender, technology, intellectual life, theology and philosophy. A field trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art is included.