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Histart 192D

UG SEMINAR: ITALIAN RENAISSANCE VILLAS (4 UNITS) Tuesdays 9:00-12:00 308B Doe, CCN 05583 Loren Partridge

This seminar will address the architecture and decoration of Italian villas. History of art majors well-prepared in the Renaissance may enroll—with the permission of the instructor granted on the first class meeting.  (More detailed description will follow closer to the beginning of Fall semester.) This seminar will explore the development of fifteenth and sixteenth century villa culture in the regions around Florence (Tuscany), Rome (Lazio), and Venice (Veneto). We will study villa patronage, function, architecture, gardens, fountains, and interior decoration. We will also pay particular attention to the revival of classical forms and motifs in Italian villa design. Readings for class discussion will all be in English, but for most research projects a reading knowledge of Italian would be useful, but is not required. Interested graduate students are welcome to enroll in the seminar under the rubric History of Art 260.

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