ART 365-01, Topics: Michelangelo, Spring 2001

Abstract

This course will be a rigorous study of the art of Michelangelo Buonarroti. It will be conducted partly as lecture and partly as a seminar through which students develop their own expertise in particular areas of Michelangelo scholarship. Various methodological approaches will be presented, and students will acquire basic research skills necessary for further research in art history. Through lectures, the instructor will acquaint students with an overview of the artist’s life and career. Students will supplement these lectures with class presentations on specific works of art. Extensive reading and original interpretation of difficult material is expected.