Fall 2007
Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe
THE COURSE AND REQUIREMENTS
The Course
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An introduction to the art of the High Renaissance and Mannerist periods in Italy. Examples of painting, sculpture, and some architecture produced in Italy between approximately 1500 and 1600 will be examined.
Meeting Place and Time
- Pannell 015: Tuesday and Thursdays 10:30-11:45
Required Textbook
- Frederick Hartt and David G. Wilkins, History of Italian Renaissance Art, 6th edition (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2008)
- The materials on this website
Student Responsibilities
- Active class participation, which includes being prepared for each class, and taking part in discussion.
- One Report (7-9 pages, with footnotes and bibliography) presented in class with web-based images. Each report will focus on a selected painting (or group of paintings), piece of sculpture (or group of sculptures), or work of architecture (or architectural complex). The aim is to examine issues and explore questions that reach beyond what the textbook has to offer.
- Five Chapter Reviews (3-4 pages each).
Grading
- Report = 50%
- Each Chapter Review = 10%
Office and Hours
- Office: Pannell 04
- Office hours: Thursdays 11-45-12:00 and by appointment
- Office phone: 6194
- Email: witcombe@sbc.edu