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Florence, Italy - Course Descriptions - Fresco Painting in Italy: 1300-1600Course Information
Contact Hours and CreditsSemester Session: 45 contact hours, 3 semester creditsAvailabilityChoose a session below to view the complete description of that session. Full DescriptionCourse DescriptionA studio art/art history course that combines in-class lectures, on-site analysis of Renaissance frescos in Florence, Siena, Arezzo and Rome, and hands-on experience in the studio creating frescoes in the traditional mode. Beginning with the history of the development of the fresco technique and its widespread use in Renaissance art and society, students will move on to analyze the workshop organization, drafting techniques, use of color and general painting styles of the major fresco artists of the Early to High Renaissance, such as Giotto di Bondone at Santa Croce, the Lorenzetti in Siena, Beato Angelico at San Marco, Piero della Francesca in Arezzo, Ghirlandaio in Santa Maria Novella, and Michelangelo and Raphael in Rome. The course will provide a unique combination of art historical and studio work with a complete exploration of the technical and creative aspects of fresco painting in the Renaissance. Students will practice the fresco technique on a specially prepared dedicated fresco wall in the newly refurbished studio at Palazzo Rucellai. N.B. Class will meet six hours per week which will include lectures, site visits, technical demonstrations and studio work. The course may be taken either as an art history or a studio art course. Course descriptions may be subject to occasional minor modifications at the discretion of the instructor. Textbooks Selections from the following: Cennino Cennini, Craftsman’s Handbook Giorgio Vasari, On Technique Luigi Falai, On Fresco Painting Frederick Hartt, Italian Renaissance Art Steffi Roettgen, Italian Frescos of the Early and High Renaissance Vols. I and II Eve Borsook, The Mural Painters of Tuscany: From Cimabue to Andrea del Sarto During orientation at the Institute, students will receive a list of textbooks they are required to purchase. Students should not purchase any texts before orientation.
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