Course Description
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Course Name
Art and Architecture in Florence and Tuscany
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Host University
Florence University of the Arts - The American University of Florence
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Location
Florence, Italy
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Area of Study
Art History
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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Credits
3 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
This course explores the principal architects and artists, monuments and themes from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Italian art and architecture. Class time is divided equally between slide lectures and on-site visits in the city of Florence. Emphasis will be on Renaissance architecture in Florence, but will also include architectural developments in other Italian towns. Special topics will include: architectural theory, Medici and papal patronage, urban planning, and church and palace design. Attention will be given to architects such as Brunelleschi, Alberti, Michelozzo, Michelangelo and Leonardo. In addition to the visits to key Renaissance buildings and urban spaces in Florence.
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