Title of Proposal
New course in Italian Renaissance Art
Initiating Department
Art and Music Program
History Dept.
Date of Departmental
Action
April 26, 2002
Contact Person
Phone
Email
Josephine M. Dunn, Ph.D., Director
(570) 941-4016
dunnj1@scranton.edu
Type of Proposal
Level
NEW COURSE
Undergraduate
Home Dean’s
Conference
CAS
To be considered in
Above Dean’s
Conference
____[Fall 2002]__________________
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL:
I propose to divide ARTH 214 into two (2) courses because I no longer wish to
stop short of the 16th century --- simply because of insufficient time (15 weeks) --- in
teaching the Italian Renaissance.
I have offered ARTH 214 a number of times in 14 years at the university.
Realistically and regrettably, art produced 1200-1480 has been the furthest limit of my
ARTH 214 lectures.
The creation of ARTH 215 will allow me, and the art history minors, to explore
the High Renaissance in Rome (Michelangelo and Raphael), Mannerism in Florence
(Pontormo, Bronzino, Parmigianino), the 16th-century style in Venice (Titian, Veronese,
Correggio), and the Proto-Baroque masters of the late 16th-century (the Carracci
brothers).
For the general undergraduate body, ARTH 214 will not be a pre-requisite for
ARTH 215. It will, however, be strongly encouraged as a prerequisite for art history
minors.
ARTH 214 is already listed as GE-Humanities. I will be requesting that ARTH
215 have the same GE-Humanities designation as ARTH 214. I am proposing to make
both courses GE-Writing Intensive.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
Course Description, Goals and Objectives, Modifications
Topics to be addressed in course; requirements for writing
Assignments
ART AND MUSIC PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
April 10, 2002
Proposal: New Course and Number; and GE(CA), (W)
Preparer:
Josephine M. Dunn, Ph.D, Director
1.0.
COURSE DECRIPTION:
ARTH 214: As a survey of art produced in Italy, 1200-1480, the course examines the production
of art as it relates to society and culture. From St. Francis’ Assisi to Pope Sixtus IV’s Rome and
from Giotto to Botticelli, painting, sculpture and architecture will be studied in contexts of
history, gender, technology, intellectual life, theology and philosophy.
ARTH 215: This courses examines art and society in Italy, 1480 to 1620. The papacy during the
16th-century brings Michelangelo and Raphael to Rome, which remains a cultural capital for artists
through the 17th century. Artists working in 16th-century Florence, in the wake of Michelangelo,
introduce a style that flourishes brightly, but briefly: Mannerism.
2.0
COURSE OBJECTIVES [ ARTH 214 AND 215]
Students will:
2.0.1. Identify, examine and evaluate key artists, monuments and ideas in the history
of Italian Renaissance art, [1200-1480; 1480-1650]
a.
Assigned readings in the textbook (supplemented by additional
readings, when appropriate) will provide the chronology and identify
key artists, monuments and ideas in Italian Renaissance Art.
b.
Daily lectures focus on evaluation of images discussed in the textbook,
Relating the work of art to history, technology, etc. (e.g.,
contextualizing the work of art)
2.0.2. Examine and Evaluate primary historical and literary texts fundamental to
study of art and history.
Literary and historical texts are assigned as 1-3 page writing
Assignments, asking students to relate images to the beliefs and
realities of the era and society that produced them.
2.0.3. Evaluate through oral and written processes of analysis and interpretation, the
social, historical, literary, philosophical and aesthetic features of a work of art.
Contextualizing a work of art is required by test and examination
questions, and in writing assignments. In classes with small enrollment,
contextualizing can be required through oral presentation.
2.0.4. Apply skills of visual analysis in order to discover the structure and meaning of
a work of art.
a.
Skills of visual analysis are demonstrated in class lectures.
b.
Skills of visual analysis are applied by students in writing;: test and
examination questions, and writing assignments.
3.0.
BRIEF LIST OF TOPICS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE COURSE
[ARTH 214]:
The Byzantine and medieval heritage
The development of artistic style
The Italian Renaissance (history and literature)
Art and Society
Art and the Church
Society and Gender in Renaissance Art
The first Art Historian: Giorgio Vasari
The Intellectual Life of the Renaissance Artist
Teaching art in the 15th century: Studio traditions
[ARTH 215]:
Rome in the late 15th and 16th centuries
Re-making the Vatican
Papal patronage
The development of artistic style
The High Renaissance: history and literature
Mannerism and the anti-classical style
The Counter Reformation and Council of Trent
Art and the Church
Art and Society
Society and Gender in Renaissance Art
Continuing with Vasari: Defining the Ideal Artist
Teaching art in the 16th century: Academies of Art
4.0.
5.0.
ASSIGNMENTS
4.0.1.
Writing assignments may include, but are not limited to, the following:
a.
Exhibition critique: University Art Gallery: 3pp
b.
Film critique: Classic and Alternative Film Series: 3pp
c.
Museum assignment (Metropolitan Museum of Art/Philadelphia Museum of
Art/ National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C). This writing assignment is
related to the Research Paper. 3pp
d.
Three in-class essays on images and texts: 2pp each
4.0.2.
Oral Presentation
A 15-20 minute presentation on a topic/artist selected by the student in consultation
with the professor.
4.0.3.
Research Paper (cf., below p. 4 for details)
A 10-page research paper on a topic selected by the student in consultation with the
Professor. Emphasis on bibliography, independent thesis, and writing competency.
EVALUATION
5.0.1. Class attendance and participation.
Modification: No anticipated modification. The Art and Music program has a strict
attendance policy, given the media-dependent nature of the lectures, tests and
examinations.
5.0.2. Writing assignments
a.
Promptness (Late papers marked down one letter grade/day late)
b.
Form (Presentation: format, neatness, sentence structure, grammar,
Punctuation, clarity of writing style
c.
Content: (Competent use of skills of visual analysis; quality and extent to which
the student relates course material and concepts learned in class to the
subject of the Research Paper
Modification: Scheduling deadlines; number of assignments; number of
pages/assignment.
5.0.3
Tests and examinations
a.
Basic format
- Identifications (10 slides/I minutes each
OBJECTIVE 2.0.1.
- Terms (4-7/test)
OBJECTIVE 2.0.1.
- Short-answer comparisons (2-3/test)
OBJECTIVE 2.0.3.
- Essay (1-2/test)
OBJECTIVES 2.0.2 and 2.0.3.
Modification: Schedule regular “lab sessions” during class time once a week to analyze
visually 1-2 works of art; provide more examples of comparative visual analysis during
lecture; require weekly 1-page visual analysis of a work discussed in class during the
week; prepare handouts on tools of visual analysis; select and require readings on “how
to analyze a work of art.”
b.
Additional formats
TAKE-HOME essay test
Modification: Date when topic for test is handed out (sooner, later); breadth of question
to be answered; amount of new research necessary to answer the question; clarity of the
question)
TAKE-HOME essay questions to prepare for in-class writing
MODIFICATION: Date when questions are handed out (sooner, later); breadth of
question to be answered; amount of new research necessary to answer the question;
clarity of the question.
5.0.4.
STUDENT EVALUATIONS
Selection of Course Objectives on IDEA form correlate with the GE Course objectives
for the course.
--To achieve Course Objective 2.0.2: Gained factual knowledge, terminology,
classifications, methods, trends)
MODIFICATION: Encourage better study habits; require chapter outlines;
schedule reviews before tests; institute regular quizzing.
--To achieve Course Objective 2.0.2: Gained broader understanding of
intellectual-cultural activity (music, science, literature)
MODIFICATION: Rewrites of essays; class discussion of ideas presented in
papers.
--To achieve Course Objective 2.0.3.: Developed skill in expressing oneself
orally or in writing
MODIFICATION: First drafts and rewrites; schedule more/less time to write
the assignment; review the number of pages required, reformat the outline;
encourage participation in writing workshop/individual training through
Writing Center.
--To achieve Course Objective 2.0.4.: Learned fundamental principles,
generalizations, or theories
MODIFICATION: Schedule regular “lab” sessions during class time once a
week to analyze visually 1-2 works of art; provide more examples of
comparative visual analysis during lecture; require weekly 1-page visual
analysis of a work discussed in class during the week; prepare handouts on
tools of visual analysis; select and require readings on :how to analyze a work
of art.”
5.0.5.
PEER EVALUATION
a.
Departmental peers
Classroom visitation
Review of the syllabus
Interview with the professor
MODIFICATION: All aspects of the course are subject to modification as a
result of this evaluation. Suggested modifications should support program goals
and objectives, and agree with the professional goals and practices of the
discipline.
b.
Extra-departmental peers
Classroom visitation
Review of the syllabus
Interview with the professor
MODIFICATION: All aspects of the course are subject to modification as a
result of this evaluation. Suggested modifications should support program goals
and objectives, and agree with the professional goals and objectives of the
discipline.
6.0.
There is no pre-requisite for ARTH 214 or 215, although students are strongly encouraged to take
Them in sequence, if possible.
7.0.
The course is introductory at the 200-level.