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A Module in Art History – A Thousand StoriesNon-Sequential Series
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
In this particilar module of the series Art History - A Thousand Stories , we will talk and discuss Italian Renaissance. We will overview the context focusing on the work of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael Sanzio, and Michelangelo Buonarroti.

The module will follow an 8-session structure as shown below:
Outline 8-Session Structure
Week 1 Session 1: Introduction to Italian Renaissance: from the Middle Ages to Humanism and the importance of Giotto
Session 2: Il Quattrocento: Domenico Ghirlandaio and Sandro Botticelli
Week 2 Session 3: Leonardo da Vinci – Part 1
Session 4: Leonardo da Vinci – Part 2
Week 3 Session 5: Il Cinquecento: Raphael Sanzio – Part 1
Session 6: Raphael Sanzio – Part 2
Week 4 Session 7: Michelangelo Buonarroti – Part 1
Session 8: Michelangelo Buonarroti – Part 2

Required Texts

Suggested text: The Pocket Universal Principles of Art: 100 Key Concepts for Understanding, Analyzing, and Practicing Art by John A Parks (please note that this is completely optional)
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