Meets the following requirements: AD HS HY

This class studies the arts of the Renaissance from the 14th through the 17th century, including the works of Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, and Vermeer.  The approach is aesthetic and historical with particular emphasis on changing world views.  The evolution of music, philosophy, technology, and science during this time period is studied as contextual support for our critical analysis of painting, sculpture, and architecture.  Readings include Art and the Collective Unconscious and Amor and Psyche by E. Neumann, The Social History of Art (vol. I and II) by Arnold Hauser, The Black Death by Robert S. Gottfried, and Bronowski's The Ascent of Man.  Several films from Kenneth Clark's Civilization are shown as well as other films and slide shows from the National Gallery.  Course requirements include a paper or a project. 

Level: Introductory.  Offered every other year.  Class limit: 20.  *HS*  *HY*  *AD*