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Renaissance Art, Spring 2012
ARH 4301.601
Instructor: Patrice Boyer-- USF St. Petersburg,
Tuesday/Thursday 4:00-5:50 pm
PRW118S
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: by appointment
Course Description:
This course is a survey of the material culture during the Renaissance Period in Europe.
We will examine the painting, sculpture, prints, and architecture of Renaissance Italy as
well as the countries in Northern Europe from the fourteenth to late-sixteenth centuries.
We will also explore the artistic exchange between the two regions.
Student Outcomes:
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
 Identify and discuss style, iconography, technique, and historical context for
artworks and monuments covered in the course
 Distinguish between different artistic periods and styles through enhanced visual
literacy
 Use visual analysis skills developed through class sessions and written work
 Utilize vocabulary specific to the study of art and architecture
Required Textbooks:
James Snyder. 2005. Northern Renaissance Art. (Second Edition) Prentice Hall
Laurie Schneider Adams. 2001. Italian Renaissance Art. Westview Press
Patricia Fortini Brown. Art and Life in Renaissance Venice. Prentice Hall
Other materials: (on Blackboard under Course Assignments) print out and bring to
every class.
 Paper assignments
 Articles
Assignments/Examinations:
 Two Essays (4-5pgs)
 One class presentation
 Mid-term exam
 Final exam
Makeup exams will be allowed only with official written documentation (doctor,
Dean’s office), and approval from me at least one day in advance. If you fail to take an
exam without getting advance approval for a makeup, you will receive a zero for the
exam (and an F for the course). I reserve the right to refuse requests for makeup exams if
the above conditions are not satisfied.
Blackboard Course Site:
I will maintain a course site on Blackboard for ARH 4301, where I will post the syllabus,
assignments, readings and any important announcements. Lecture PowerPoints will not
be posted on Blackboard (so come to class!). I will also be emailing you with
announcements, cancelation of class, etc. so check your email on a regular basis.
Class Sessions and Attendance Policy:
Attendance at lectures is mandatory—the textbook does not contain all of the
information presented in class, and the tests will be based on both lectures and readings.
There will also be class discussion during each meeting and the success of the discussion
depends upon everyone’s participation. Three absences are allowed, excused or
unexcused. You are responsible for any information or ideas conveyed during classes
you’ve missed. After three absences of any kind, the final grade is dropped by a halfgrade for each absence (ex: from B to B-). A student with five absences can receive a
final grade of no higher than C, no matter what the actual grade average would be.
Early departures will be counted as absences.
ABSOLUTELY NO Laptops, cell phones, or other types of electronic devices are to
be in use during class time.
Academic Honesty:
USF regulations regarding academic honesty are in effect and will be enforced. Students
caught cheating on a test or plagiarizing a written assignment will automatically fail
that test/assignment with a zero. I also reserve the right to fail you for the entire course
with an “FF” that cannot be erased through grade forgiveness (see student handbook).
Grading
Presentation
First Essay
Feb.28
Second Essay
Apr.24
Mid-Term Exam Mar.8
Final Exam
TBA
Participation/Attendance
15%
20%
20%
20%
20%
5%
Essays
Two essays 4-5 pages with full bibliography, footnotes or endnotes. The essay must use
standard formats: margins of 1″; 12-point Times New Roman font; must be typed and
double spaced, and have a supported thesis or argument. Topics for the paper will be
discussed in class. All topics must be approved.
Presentation: Students will be assigned two works of art and are expected to present the
works to the class. Each presentation will be no longer than 20 minutes in length. Further
guidelines will be covered in class.
Mid-Term and Final Exam
The exams will generally contain the following:
1. Slide identification. For every work or monument, you are expected to supply the
following information:
 the title
 the name of the artist (when known)
 the art historical period/style
 Patronage (when known)
 a short paragraph discussing the significance of the work, including information about
style, technique, function, iconography, and/or historical context (including patronage),
drawing on lectures and the textbook.
2. Definitions. You are expected to provide a short definition for, and an example of,
terms that have been discussed in class lectures. Most terms can be found in the
glossary at the back of the textbook.
3. Slide Comparison. Two slides will be shown, and you will be provided a question that
prompts you to compare or contrast them in specific ways.
4. Unknowns. Based upon your knowledge, you will be asked to discuss the subject, the
style, and the possible function of an “unkown” work of art.
5. Essay. A question will be asked based upon the movies and/or supplemental readings
assigned for that section.
Electronic resources
The following internet sites will be help in understanding unfamiliar names, historical
references, and words. They are available through USF library’s online databases.
 Encyclopedia Britannica Online: particularly useful for information on
historical references and people.
 Grove Online Dictionary of Art: for looking up unfamiliar art references, for an
overview of movements in art or of individual artists, etc.
 Bibliography of the History of Art: This is the most important resource for
doing research in art and art history; it will help you locate sources for your final
paper.
Help with writing
 Barnet, Short Guide to Writing about Art is required.
 Consider a visit to the USF Writing Center (located in the USF Library). Their goal is

to equip students with the tools needed to recognize and correct problems in all areas of
writing including sentence structure, organization, grammar, word usage, planning,
drafting, working through the thought process, time management, etc.
See their website: www.usf.edu/learning/writing or http://usfweb2.usf.ed/learning/.
Policy on plagiarism
Plagiarism (copying or simply rewording all or parts of other people’s texts) is an
academic and legal offence: review the definition of plagiarism in Barnet’s Short Guide
to Writing about Art. In this course, plagiarism of any kind and extent will result in a
failed grade for the assignment or a failed grade for the course.
The University of South Florida has an account with an automated plagiarism detection
service which allows instructors to submit student assignments to be checked for
plagiarism. I reserve the right to 1) request that assignments be submitted to me as
electronic files and 2) electronically submit assignments to SafeAssignment. Assignments
are compared automatically with database of papers and publications, including materials
available on the web.
USF’s Undergraduate Catalog,
http://www.ugs.usf.edu./catalogs/034/adadap.htm#plagiarism
Disabilities
Any student with a disability is encouraged to meet with me privately during the first
week of class to discuss accommodations. A current Memorandum of Accommodations
from the Office of Student Disability Services is required.
Schedule of Lectures, Readings, and Assignments:
Jan. 10
Introduction to the Course: 13th century Italy
READINGS: Adams, pages 2-24
Jan. 12
The Valois Rulers: 14th century France and Flanders
READINGS: Snyder, pages17-55
Article: Roger S. Wieck, "Painted Prayers: The Book of Hours in Medieval and
Renaissance Art."
Jan. 17
The Early Renaissance and the Republic of Florence
READINGS: Adams, pages 25-56
Jan. 19
The Early Renaissance part Two
READINGS: Adams, pages 58-82
Baptistery Doors Competition
ARTICLES: Giorgio Vasari, "The Lives of the Artists: Ghiberti and
Brunelleschi."
Jan. 24
Painting in Florence
READINGS: Adams, pages 83-103
Presentations
Jan. 26
Jan van Eyck
READINGS: Snyder, pages 86-109
ARTICLE: M.Victor Schwartz. 2004. "On the Construction of Reality and
Imagery in Jan Van Eyck and Woody Allen."
Presentation
Jan. 31
Robert Campin and Rogier van der Weyden
READINGS: Snyder, pages 110-137
Feb. 2
Hugo van der Goes
READINGS: Snyder, pages 163-170
ARTICLE: J. Miller.1995."Miraculous Childbirth and the Portinari
Altarpiece."
Feb.7
Paintings in Florence II
READINGS: Adams, pages104-141
ARTICLE: Joan Kelly, "Did Women Have a Renaissance?"
Presentations
Feb.9
Sculpture and Architecture in Florence
READINGS: Adams, pages 142-164
ARTICLE: Diane Owen Hughes, "Sumptuary Law and Social Relations in
Renaissance Italy."
Feb.14
Piero della Francesca
READINGS: Adams, pages 184-201
Presentations
Feb. 16
Sculpture and Architecture in Florence
READINGS: Adams, pages 202-216
Feb. 21
Bruges
READINGS: Snyder, pages 197-213
Presentations
Feb. 23
The Beginnings of Printmaking
READINGS: Snyder, pages 248-264, 270-272
Presentations
Feb. 28
Sculpture in Southern Germany
READINGS: Snyder, pages 278-295
Presentations
First Paper Due
Mar. 1
Albrecht Dürer
READINGS: Snyder, pages 304-333
Presentations
Mar. 6
Hieronymus Bosch
READINGS: Snyder, pages 396-409
Presentations
Mar. 8
MID-TERM EXAM
Mar.13
Spring Break
Mar.15
Spring Break
Mar. 20
Paintings in Florence after 1450
READINGS: Adams, pages 222-245
Presentations
Mar. 22
Renaissance Venice
READINGS: Adams, pages 270-289
Brown, pages 9-37
Presentations
Mar. 27
Renaissance Venice II
READINGS: Brown, pages 143-167
Presentations
Mar. 29
Ringling Museum of Art
Apr. 3
Movie: Merchant of Venice
Apr. 5
cont…. Merchant of Venice
Apr. 10
Leonardo
READINGS: Adams, pages 291-311
ARTICLE: Giorgio Vasari, "The Lives of the Artists:
The Life of Leonardo da Vinci."
Presentation
Apr. 12
Michelangelo and Raphael
READINGS: Adams, pages 312-329
ARTICLES: Giorgio Vasari, "The Lives of the Artists:
The Life of Raphael of Urbino and Michelangelo."
L. Catterson. "Michelangelo's Laocoön?"
Presentations
Apr. 17
Developments in Rome
READINGS: Adams, pages 330-355
Presentation
Apr. 19
Netherlandish Renaissance
READINGS: Snyder, pages 482-501
Presentation
Apr. 24
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
READINGS: Snyder, pages 503-520
Second Paper Due
Presentation
Apr. 26
Venice in the Sixteenth Century and the Transition to Mannerism
READINGS: Adams, pages 357-399
ARTICLE: David Rosand," Titian and the Eloquence of the Brush."
Giorgio Vasari, "The Lives of the Artists: A Description of the Works
Of Titian of Cadore, Painter."
Presentations
May 1 Final Exam TBA