Renaissance Art on Site ARTH 335Z Syllabus

SYLLABUS

Florence

Day 1:
Arrival in Florence and Group Meeting

Day 2:
The urban fabric of Florence

• The Cathedral and the Baptistery

• Orsanmichele

• The Republican Palace

Day 3:
Renaissance Art in Medieval Churches

• Sta Croce

• Sta Maria Novella

• Sta Maria del Carmine, Brancacci Chapel

Day 4:
The Sites of Medici Power

• The Church of San Lorenzo

• The Medici Chapels

• The Laurentian Library

• The Monastery of San Marco

Day 5:
The Palaces

• The Davanzati Palace

• The Palazzo Vecchio

• The Medici Palace

Day 6:
The Uffizi

Rome

Day 7:
Transfer to Rome

• The Colesseum

• The Pantheon

Day 8:
The Vatican: St. Peter’s

• The Basilica and the Ancient Necropolis

Day 9: The Vatican: The Papal Palace

• The Architecture and Decoration of the Papal Residence in the Renaissance

Day 10:
The Churches

• San Clemente

• San Pietro in Montorio

• Sta Maria del Popolo

Day 11:
Roman Piazzas and Palaces

• Piazza Venezia and Palazzo Venezia

• Piazza del Campidoglio

• Capitoline Palace

• Farnese Palace

• Cancelleria

Day 12:
The Renaissance Villa

• Villa Farnesina

• Villa Madama

• Castel Sant’Angelo

Day 13:
Departure from Rome to the US

Approximately two weeks after students’ return to the University: Final paper due