Course Description

Course Name

The Renaissance in Rome

Session: VRMS3125

Hours & Credits

3 Credits

Prerequisites & Language Level

ENG 202 (Writing from Theory) or permission of the instructor

Taught In English

  • There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

Overview

This course explores the unique artistic culture of Renaissance Rome. It covers the period from the return of the papacy to Rome after the Council of Constance (1420) to the Sack of Rome by Imperial troops in 1527 and its immediate aftermath. This is the period when Bramante was completing his designs for the new Basilica of saint Peter’s; Michelangelo was painting the Sistine Chapel; and Raphael and his studio were working nearby in the papal apartments.

*Course content subject to change