Course Description

FIA301 : Masterpieces of Art: The Italian Renaissance

Description:

Major works of painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts related by theme, period, or country. Introduces the art and architecture of Italy from Giotto to Michelangelo and the early Mannerists. Each week focuses on a single artist or topic and consists of a "looking" assignment, a classroom lecture, and a site visit to a monument or museum in Florence. Overnight trip to Arezzo/Monterchi/Urbino/Rimini and day trip to Siena/San Gimignano. A course-related fee will be billed from Syracuse (2008-09 fee = $355). "All-school" trip to Assisi is required; Ravenna and Rome are recommended. Students enrolled in this course cannot enroll in FIA 432 or FIA 433. No previous art history study required.

Available Locations:

Italy

Semester(s) Offered:

Offered: Spring, Fall

Credits:

3

Department:

Fine Arts