ARTT 275 - Art of the Renaissance World

• Identify a diversity of Renaissance era artists, artworks, styles, and theories.
• Describe the visual qualities, styles, content, and modes of display of a Renaissance era work of art.
• Perform a visual, stylistic, and contextual analysis of a Renaissance era work of art.
• Explain the function, meaning or significance of a Renaissance era work of art or architecture in its historical, theoretical, and cultural contexts.
• Compare and contrast two or more works of Renaissance era art across a body of work, cultures of origin, time periods, theoretical frameworks, or artistic traditions.
• Develop and support art historical arguments using relevant theoretical frameworks, visual, and contextual evidence.
• Justify the attribution of a work of Renaissance art by artist, style, theoretical framework, or movement.
• Locate and evaluate the artistic production of Renaissance era artists within the scope of global art history.
• Analyze the differences as well as commonalities among peoples by studying the ideas, history, values, and/or creative expressions of Renaissance era artists from diverse cultures of origins.
• Examine the impact of international cultural institutions on the creation, interpretation and understanding of art in the Renaissance era.

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