This free course, Art in Renaissance Venice, considers the art of Renaissance Venice and how such art was determined in many ways by the city's geographical location and ethnically diverse population. Studying Venice and its art offers a challenge to the conventional notion of Renaissance art as an entirely Italian phenomenon.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- Renaissance Art Reconsidered
- Foreword
- 1 Art in fifteenth-century Venice: ‘an aesthetic of diversity’
- 2 Two devotional paintings
- 3 A portrait
- 4 Some history paintings
- 5 Post-Reading Activity
- 6 Conclusion
- Footnotes
- References
- Acknowledgements
