2003-2004 - The University of Scranton

90 Arts and Sciences/Art and Music
ARTH 216 3 cr.
(CA,W) Michelangelo and His World
(Formerly ARTH 410) This course investigates
the painting, sculpture, and architecture of
Michelangelo. By considering the artistic traditions
to which he fell heir as a Florentine artist,
the traditional and the innovative aspects of
Michelangelo’s work will be assessed. Readings
from his letters and poetry and from 16th-century
biographies will furnish a rich context for the
appreciation of his work and for understanding
the society to which he belonged.
ARTH 217 3 cr.
(W) Leonardo Da Vinci
(Formerly ARTH 411) Artist, scientist, author
and free-thinker, Leonardo left few paintings,
many drawings, and copious notes attesting the
wide range of his intellectual curiosity. This
course focuses both on the 15th-century world
to which the artist belonged and on his many
writings in order to measure Leonardo’s greatness
as prodigy and visionary.
ARTH 218 3 cr.
(W) The Age of Rembrandt
(Formerly ARTH 303) A survey of the painting,
sculpture, and architecture produced in Europe
between 1600 and 1750. The course opens in
Bernini’s Rome of the Counter-Reformation and
concludes in France at the royal courts of Louis
XIV and XV.
ARTH 219 3 cr.
The Renaissance in Northern Europe
(Formerly ARTH 311) Art produced in northern
Europe (France, Germany, Belgium, and the
Netherlands) differs remarkably from the art
produced in Italy by Botticelli and Michelangelo.
This course surveys painting north of the Alps by
such artists as Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden,
Hieronymus Bosch, and Albrecht Dürer.
ARTH 220 3 cr.
History of Photography
The course explores the historical development
of photography and considers the medium’s aesthetic
components as well as the theoretical and
representational issues it raises.
ARTH 221 3 cr.
Nineteenth-Century Art
(Formerly ARTH 304) An exploration of painting
and sculpture from Neoclassicism to Symbolism.
Special emphasis will be given to works
by J.L. David, Goya, Delacroix, Courbet,
Manet, Morisot, Rodin, and Van Gogh. In addi-
tion to developing skills of visual analysis, the
course will focus on the interaction between artist
and society.
ARTH 222 3 cr.
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
(Formerly ARTH 312) Impressionism, an artistic
movement linked today with leisure and pleasure,
developed out of conflict and challenged many
standard European art practices. The course
investigates the artistic goals and strategies of
Manet, Monet, Degas, Renoir, Morisot, Cassatt
and Pissarro and considers how their works
respond to important social issues of the day.
Paintings by the Postimpressionists Cézanne,
Seurat, Van Gogh and Gauguin will be examined
as reactions to the aims of Impressionism.
ARTH 225 3 cr.
Art of the Twentieth Century
(Formerly ARTH 305) Beginning with pre-
World War I works by Matisse and Picasso, this
course surveys the painting, sculpture, architecture
and photography of the period known as
modernism, ending with an exploration of the
contemporary phenomenon of postmodernism.
Through examination of both artworks and texts
by artists and critics, considerations of style and
technique will be integrated with an analysis of
historical context.
ARTH 227 3 cr.
Matisse and Picasso
(Formerly ARTH 315) This course examines the
works of these two influential modern artists by
considering the aesthetic and historical context
of their paintings, sculptures, prints, and writings
on art.
ARTH 295-296 3 cr.
(W,D,CA) Travel Seminar
Short study trips to provide students with the
opportunity to study works of painting, architecture,
and sculpture on site. Trips will be designed
as themes: the Art Museums of London and
Paris, The Bible in Text and Image (Italy),
Renaissance Villas and Palaces, Michelangelo, etc.
ARTH 311 3 cr.
(CA) Medieval and Renaissance Women
This topics course explores various ways of looking
at Italian medieval and Renaissance descriptions
of women. In addition, primary texts by
Hildegard von Nengen, Giovanni Boccaccio,
Christine de Pisan, Leonbattista Alberti and Baldassare
Castiglione will be studied for the light
they shed on the notion and nature of woman.