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ART 203 History of Renaissance Art Syllabus

Monty Helm, Associate Professor of Art Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro Sister Cities / Regions 2011 Summer Study Program

Studies in Central Europe:
Primary Cities: Olomouc, Vienna, Budapest, Krakow, and Prague

Monty Helm, Humanities Division
Owensboro Community and Technical College
4800 New Hartford Rd., Owensboro, KY 42303

Phone: 270 686-4626
Email: monty.helm@kctcs.edu
Website: www.thestudioarts.com

General Course Introduction

Renaissance Art History is a course designed to offer the student direct examination of works and monuments by Renaissance and Baroque artists while touring major museums, collections, and cities located in Central Europe. Students will be able to experience architectural structures in the Renaissance city of Telc and examine a wide variety of important buildings in the Baroque style that was celebrated and spread throughout Central Europe through the influence of the Hapsburg's of Austria. Students will study paintings by major masters, including, Raphael, Titian, Durer, Lucas Cranach, Rubens, Caravaggio, Vermeer, and so many more. Public sculpture of the Renaissance and Baroque style is represented in virtually every city and town visited on the tour.
Course Description

Examines the art of Europe from the 14th to 18th centuries, with an emphasis on major styles, artists, and developments from the early Renaissance through the Baroque Period. Students will examine art of the Gothic Period that influenced the development of Northern and Italian Renaissance Art. Additionally students will note the impact Renaissance thought and art made upon later generations of artists.

Course Objectives

The objectives of this course are for the student to gain knowledge and understanding of the Renaissance and Baroque Period through direct observation of works represented in major and minor collections located in Central Europe.

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(General Outline of Periods in reference to sites)

High Gothic: Peter Parler's Architecture at Prague and (numerous sites)

Renaissance Masters
Italian Masters: Raphael (Vienna), Mantegna (Vienna), Titian… (numerous sites)
Northern Masters: Lucas Cranach, Durer, and Brueghel… (numerous sites)

Italian Renaissance Architecture at Telc

The Baroque Masters in painting, sculpture, and architecture (numerous sites).

Course Study and Research:

Students will conduct research from direct sources on a regular basis at important sites in Central Europe. There will be preliminary site sessions for planning and instruction. In addition, there will be summary sessions - where information is shared and analyzed.

The scope of this course covers Late Gothic Influence; the Italian and Northern Renaissance; and the Baroque Period . The central European version of the course differs in this, due to the fact of the touring schedule. Each site visited will host monuments unique to itself, representing these periods covered in the class outline.
In classroom meetings the topics will be examined. Prior to site visits, orientations and discussion related to the artworks and structures in the agenda will be conducted. The culmination of each student's research will manifest in the form a Student Renaissance Art History Journal. In this journal, students will record information and observations on monuments found at the relative sites. Students may broaden their journal entries by later introducing pertinent information found in the library and online in the recommended bibliography. The Renaissance Art History Journal is the sole means of measuring the student's experience and research in the Central European version of this course. The journal may be handed in directly if legible or reformatted into the form of a document. Either form can by emailed or mailed directly to my address within one month after your return to the United States. All documents will be returned to the student after examination.

RENAISSANCE ART HISTORY JOURNAL - METHOD OF RESEARCH ON MONUMENTS

Monuments in Painting, Sculpture, and the Crafts:
Site Local (Gallery, Museum, Palace…)
Artist and Period
Artist Origin
Title and Date of Artwork
Description: Media, Scale, Imagery, and Iconography. General impression of the artwork and relative information.

Architecture:
Location
Site
Architects
Period/s and Dates
Functionality
Description: Media, Scale, Imagery, and Iconography. General impression of the structure and relative information.
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Bibliography (recommended reading)

Janson, Anthony F.. History of Art Vol. II. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice Hall, recent editions.
Paoletti, J. and Radke, G. (2005). Art in renaissance Italy (3rd ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Snyder, J. (2005). Northern renaissance art (2nd ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Reference Works in Helm Library at Western Kentucky University
The following are recommended for use:
" The dictionary of art (Grove). Ref N31 .D5 1996
" Encyclopedia of world art (McGraw-Hill). Ref N31 .E4833
" International dictionary of art and artists (St. James). Ref N33 .I55x 1990
" The Oxford dictionary of art. Ref N33 .O93 1997
" A dictionary of art titles: the origins of the names and titles of 3,000 works of art. Ref N33 .R56 2000
" Illustrated dictionary of architecture (McGraw-Hill). Ref NA31 .B83 1998
Recommend: On-line Links
http://www.abcgallery.com/index.html
http://www.artcyclopedia.com.html
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General Education Competencies:

I. Communicate Effectively. Students will communicate effectively using standard written English and critical discussion. Student will exercise this ability through writing assignments and group discussion on specific sites and monuments.
II. Think Critically. Students will think critically and make connections in learning across the disciplines. Analyze and discuss works of art, their content and how they relate to the human experience. Furthermore, to examine intrinsic meaning along with functional application offering the student creative insight to new ideas, images, and concepts; resulting in awareness of the manifestation of art in society and how it has and is directly affecting their thought process.
III. Learn Independently. Students will analyze, summarize, and interpret a variety of artwork directly from sources in their original context.
IV. Examine Relationships in Diverse and Complex Environments. Art History courses in relation to Diverse and Complex Environments allow the student to critically examine aspects of cultural diversity through the visual arts. Works of art provide students with a common ground to discuss and interpret intellectual concepts reflected by the society in focus - this mirror of the given culture is presented by the artist - an individual motivated by a variety of reasons: self-expression, intellect, financial gain, or simply in search of understanding.

Major Art Sites for ART203: Renaissance Art and ART106: Renaissance to Modern

May 27, Friday Archbishop's Palace (Tour in English)

May 28, Saturday Svaty Kopecek - Holy Hill

May 29, Sunday Czech Art and Culture - Olomouc History and Art Museum
St. Moritz, St. Wenceslas.Churches and Arch Bishop's Museum

June 1, Wednesday Kromeriz, The Royal town, castle and gallery,

June 3, Friday Vienna : St. Stephen's Cathedral, Nordturm, Staatsoper,
Kunsthistorisches Museum

June 4, Saturday Schonbrunn Palace, Succession Building

June 7, Tuesday Lednice and Valtice

June 8, Wednesday Boskovice

June 9, Thursday Bouzov Castle

June 10, Friday Bratislava Slovakia - Devin Castle, St. Michaels
Budapest - Matthia's Church, Fisherman's Bastion

June 11, Saturday Budapest - St. Stephen's

June 12, Sunday Budapest: Synagogue, Hungarian National Gallary

June 15, Wednesday Moravsky Krumlov / Brno
Mucha - Aboue Slovanska Epopej - Slav Epic
Capuchin Monastery, Moravian Gallary, Castle

June 16, Thursday Southern Moravia
Royal town of Znojmo, Bitov castle, cathedral

June 17, Friday Krakow Old Market Square, City Hall Tower,
Rynek Glowney, Wawelsky Hrad

June 18, Saturday Krakow
Kazimierz Synagogue, St. Peter & Paul, National Museum

June 21, Tuesday Chateau Namest na Hane by train

June 23, Thursday Prague - Tour of Kutna Hora Ossuary Church, Karsteijn Castle
Karlov Most, Wenceslas Namesti

June 24, Friday Prague:Old Coronation Route. Vyshrad District, Prague Castle, Mala Strana, St. Nickolas, Saudek Gallery

June 25, Saturday Prague: Stare Mesto, Astronomical Clock, Vlatava Castle, Czech Museum of Fine Art, Mucha Museum

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