Discovering Renaissance Art in Florence
Topics to be covered include:
- The historical and artistic background of Renaissance Art in Florence;
- The development of humanism and its effects;
- A comparative look at the early artistic influences in Siena and Florence including Giotto, Duccio, Martini, and the Lorenzetti;
- The role of patronage in the Renaissance Art in Florence;
- The birth of Renaissance architecture and perspective;
- The masters of the 1400s: Masaccio, Uccello, Botticelli, della Francesca;
- High Renaissance and the role played by the Medici “Academy”;
- Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.