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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY
COURSE CODE: "AH 294-2"
COURSE NAME: "Renaissance Rome and Its Monuments (Rome City Series)"
SEMESTER & YEAR:
Spring 2015
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SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
Karen Georgi
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS:
W9:15 AM 12:00 PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS:
45
CREDITS:
3
PREREQUISITES:
On-site; activity fee: €25 or $33
OFFICE HOURS:
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The Renaissance in Rome (roughly 1420 to the mid-1500s) was a period of self-conscious revival of ancient humanist learning, and classical ideals and forms in art and architecture. It was the era when Rome was re-born as a city, literally reconstructed, reordered, and repopulated after the devastating century of decay and clan warfare into which the city fell during the last 100 years of the Roman middle ages, when the city had been abandoned by the pope. The course thus situates the study of the Renaissance within the context of massive urban development, commissioned and controlled by popes and cardinals whose goal was to reestablish Rome as caput mundi and seat of papal authority.
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SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
The course will study the major works of urban design, art, and architecture from this era of great creative production. The work of Raphael, Michelangelo, Bramante, Sangallo, and others, along with texts by Alberti and Vasari will be studied in relation to the projects of the popes and cardinals who commissioned them. The course will likewise analyze the classicizing ideals shared by both artists and patrons. It proposes a historical and historiographic study of the key Renaissance concepts of humanism, genius, artistic progress—concepts that are frequently represented as timeless.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students who conscientiously apply themselves will become conversant in the major ideas, monuments, and artists of the Renaissance in Rome. They will also develop skills for visually analyzing and recognizing forms and competently assessing stylistic differences with an understanding of how such styles communicated historically. They will begin to grasp the complex role of art in society and the ideological bases for seemingly timeless concepts such as genius, artistic progress, and even three-dimensional pictorial space.
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TEXTBOOK:
| Book Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Library Call Number | Comments | Format | Local Bookstore | Online Purchase |
| The Renaissance in Rome | Partridge, Loren | Laurence King | 13-9781780670924 | | | | | |
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REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
| Book Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Library Call Number | Comments |
| The Art of Building in Ten Books | Leon Battista Alberti, trans. Rykwert, et. al. | MIT Press | xxx | | |
| Painting and Experience in 15th Century Italy | Michael Baxandall | Oxford University Press | xxx | | |
| Norm and Form: Studies in the Art of the Renaissance | E.H. Gombrich | Phaidon | xxx | | |
| Lives of the Artists | Giorgio Vasari, trans. Bondanella | Oxford University Press | xxx | | |
| Rethinking the High Renaissance: The Culture of the Visual Arts in Early 16th Century Rome | Jill Burke, ed. | Ashgate Press | xxx | | |
| Rome | Marcia Hall, ed. | Cambridge University Press | xxx | | |
RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
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GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
| Assignment | Guidelines | Weight |
| midterm exam | | 30 |
| final exam | | 35 |
| term paper | | 20 |
| written summaries and presentation | | 15 |
-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensive knowledge of relevant information or content. This type of work demonstrates the ability to critically evaluate concepts and theory and has an element of novelty and originality. There is clear evidence of a significant amount of reading beyond that required for the cours
BThis is highly competent level of performance and directly addresses the question or problem raised.There is a demonstration of some ability to critically evaluatetheory and concepts and relate them to practice. Discussions reflect the student’s own arguments and are not simply a repetition of standard lecture andreference material. The work does not suffer from any major errors or omissions and provides evidence of reading beyond the required assignments.
CThis is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings.
DThis level of performances demonstrates that the student lacks a coherent grasp of the material.Important information is omitted and irrelevant points included.In effect, the student has barely done enough to persuade the instructor that s/he should not fail.
FThis work fails to show any knowledge or understanding of the issues raised in the question. Most of the material in the answer is irrelevant.
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance is mandatory.
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ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic
dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred.
In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment,
may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of
academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student
who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from
the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation
to the President, who will make the final decision.
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STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap.
Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning
of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.
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SCHEDULE
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Course schedule will be distributed in class; the topics to be covered include the following:
Introduction: Rome before the Renaissance; and Rome as an idea
Palaces and palatine chapels for early Renaissance papal families
Defense: Castel St. Angelo, Leonine Walls
Urban development: Magistrati viarum, new roads, bridges, and acqueducts
Humanist culture and the revival of the antique: Cancelleria, Palazzo Altemps
New churches and their decoration: S. Maria del Popolo
S. Pietro in Montorio
S. Maria della Pace and the Chiostro del Bramante
Restoring and rebuilding St. Peter's and the Vatican Palaces, Stanze of Raphael, Sistine Chapel frescoes by Michelangelo
Suburban villa: Villa Farnesina
After the Sack of Rome: the Campidoglio
Late Renaissance palaces: Farnese, Spada, Madama
The Counter Reformation church
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