This three-quarter sequence aims to teach participants the skills of viewing art with the goal that they become skilled, independent art viewers. Meaningful interaction with art is based on consideration of the totality of the culture at the relevant time and place. For this reason, we consider political conditions, cultural features, socioeconomic facts, and others in our study of any piece of art.
HUAS75021
Summer
Masterpieces of Renaissance Art in American Museums Masterpieces of Renaissance Art in American Museums
This one-day course will focus on Renaissance works of art in American museums. Paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts from ca. 1300 to 1600 from Italy, Northern Europe, and Spain in U.S. public...