Not the Ninja Turtles: Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and the High Renaissance in Italian Art

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course examines late 15 and 16 -Century Italian art and architecture beginning with the work of Donatello, whose sculpture foreshadows the monumental “High Renaissance” style established by Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael. The role these artists played in the rise of the notion of artistic genius later led to problems linked to artistic license. We will consider style and technique in artworks, but also how art functions in its social and political context. Three credits.