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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 2016
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SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
Karen Georgi
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS:
TH9:15 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:
Rome City Series - This on-site course will study the monuments of Renaissance Rome: painting, sculpture and architecture produced by such masters as Bramante, Raphael, and Michelangelo, all attracted to the lucrative service of popes, cardinals and nobles of the Roman court. On-site classes will investigate examples of palace and villa architecture, chapel decoration that encompasses altarpieces and funerary sculpture, as well as urbanistic projects where the city itself was considered as a work of art. In-class lectures will introduce historical context and theory allowing the student to understand artworks studied conceptually and place commissions of painting and sculpture within a socio-historic framework. On-site AH classes require a small fee for museum tickets, as well as an activity fee of €25 or $33.
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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. Monuments and period texts by will be studied in relation to the historically-rooted ideals and agendas of the popes and cardinals who commissioned them. The course also proposes a historiographic, as well as historical, 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 | Loren Partridge | Laurence King | xxxx | | | | | |
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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 | MIT Press | xxxx | | |
| Painting and Experience in 15th century Italy | Michael Baxandall | Oxford U Press | xxxx | | |
| Norm and Form: Studies in the Art of the Renaissance | E H Gombrich | Phaidon | xxxx | | |
| Lives of the Artists | Giorgio Vasari, trans. Bondanella | Oxford U Press | xxxx | | |
| Rethinking the High Renaissance | Jill Burke, ed. | Ashgate Press | xxxx | | |
| Rome | Marcia Hall | Cambridge U Press | xxxx | | |
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 cour
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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