ARTH 28.08 Crisis and Invention: Early Modern Art in Italy

In workshops and studios across early modern Italy, artists confronted a rapidly changing world. With a focus on the years between 1400 and 1700, this introductory course explores the dynamics that gave the arts new urgency. Using a diversity of objects as a guide – from viral prints to colossal sculptures – we will consider the role of art in shaping and responding to political, cultural, and social crises. Throughout, we will question how figures like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian, Caravaggio, and Bernini manipulated materials and theorized artistic invention. The course includes frequent visits to the Hood Museum of Art.

Instructor

Kassler-Taub

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:ART; WCult:W

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Offered

• Spring