ART HISTORY 334
SURVEY OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART

THE COURSE SCHEDULE

Please note that the schedule below may have to be adjusted due to unforseen circumstances; however we will cover all of the material. [N. B.: This page will be updated for the next administration of this course.]

WEEK OF:
SUBJECTS
 READING
Jan. 15, 2003 Jan. 15: Intro. to the Course;
Jan. 17: Background to circa 1300 		For next time: read Adams, and Chapter 1: "The Thirteenth Century"
WEBSITE
Italian Painting of the 12th to early 14th Centuries
From Oneonta University.
The Trecento
 Look over (use "back"button to return here)
Jan. 20 Jan. 20: ML King Day
Jan. 22:Nicola and Giovanni Pisano ; First QUIZ #1
Jan. 24:Begin Florence and Giotto 		READ : Vasari's Life of Nicola Pisano and Giovanni Pisano
WEBSITE 
Read Giotto in the Decameron and Vasari's Life
of Giotto


PLEASE READ





WEBSITE

All about the
Arena Chapel in Padua 

Another site
with better-quality images and links to more paintings by
Giotto
 
ALSO, For next week: read Adams, Chapter 2, "Trecento Precursors"





Jan. 27
Jan. 27 Giotto

Jan. 29 Sienese Art

Jan. 31 Florence

Monday:

QUIZ #1 Due.		





WEBSITE

Duccio
and the Art of Siena

 From Oneonta University.


PLEASE LOOK OVER 





WEBSITE
READ Vasari's Life of Lorenzo 
Ghiberti
ALSO, for next week: Adams, Chapter 3 (Part 2), "Architecture and Sculpture in Florence: 
1400-1430."




Feb. 3
Feb. 3 The Florence Baptistery Doors

Feb. 5 Orsanmichele 

Feb. 7 Brunelleschi and San Lorenzo (see below)		
READ Vasari's Lives of Donatello 
and Nanni di Banco






WEBSITE

The
Quattrocento

Please browse





WEBSITE

Vasari's
Life of Donatello


Vasari's Life of Nanni di Banco

Please read  (Use "back" button to return here)





Feb. 10
Feb. 10 Brunelleschi

Feb. 12 The Florentine Palace

Feb. 14 The Medici and Art		
Reading: Turner, Chapter 4





WEBSITE

Palazzo Medici

Please read.





WEBSITE

The Five
Orders of Architecture  (Made for a Greek site)

Note that this shows the Roman Colosseum and its Orders!





Feb. 17
Feb. 17

Feb. 19

Feb. 21		







WEBSITE

On the Slide
Comparison

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Feb. 24
Feb. 24

Feb. 26

Feb. 28

QUIZ MONDAY 





WEBSITE

Ancient Art
Sources for the Italian Renaissance

Please look over




March 3
 March 3

March 5

March 7 MIDTERM		

On the Midterm




March 10
March 10

March 12

March 14 		
You will be given a list of artists/objects





March 17
March 17 SPRING VACATION!!!

March 19 SPRING VACATION!!

March 21 SPRING VACATION!		
Wing off to Italy...(sigh)






March 24
March 24 Verrocchio

March 26 Leonardo da Vinci pt. 1 

March 28 Leonardo da Vinci pt. 2

26: Quiz given out: 28: Quiz due back




WEBSITEs

Leonardo's Cecilia Gallerani and Ginevra
de'Benci

Please browse





WEBSITE

Everything you
need to know about the Mona Lisa Includes a site on the meaning of the
Vitruvian Man.

Please browse

 



WEBSITE

The Cinquecento

Please browse




March 31
March 31 Urbino and Raphael

April 2

April 4		
 





WEBSITEs









April 7
April 7

April 9

April 11







April 14
April 14

April 16

April 18		






WEBSITE

Mannerism

Please browse





April 21
April 21

April 23 

April 25





WEBSITE

Venice in the 16th
Century

Please browse






April 28
 April 28

April 30 

May 2 Last Day of Class		






WEBSITE

Paolo Veronese on Trial

Please Read






  

The FINAL


FRIDAY, MAY 9 AT 1 p.m. IN ROOM 208
















Sassetta. St. Thomas Aquinas in prayer in front of the Altar of the Virgin. 1423.
 
 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. 
















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