Fame by Luca Cambiaso (Italian, Moneglia 1527–1585 Madrid) Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over traces of black chalk. Mid to late 16 century. Metropolitan Museum of Art 1975.1.283
This Library Guide is meant to assist you with the completion of the research required for the successful completion of this course.
Welcome to this introduction and exploration of the art and issues of the Italian Renaissance era. We will analyze the ideas and institutions that developed during this period, including new styles and subjects with additional focus on the status of the individual artist, development of art theory and academic traditions, artistic competitions and patronage. Students should be aware that they are welcome to raise questions and introduce connections between ideas throughout the course, particularly during class discussions.
We will examine visual material using analysis of its artistic and cultural significance, in order to create a solid foundation for considering the widest possible range of questions about the object, its context and meanings.
For this assignment, you will write a paper that provides the design contract for an artwork.
1. You will choose an artwork made in Italy between the dates of 1400 and 1600CE from the list given below. Do NOT choose a work that is not on this list.
2. Your assignment will require library-based research, and will need to contain specific information listed below. PLEASE DO NOT USE THE INTERNET AS AN INFORMATION SOURCE with the exception of websites already used in class or public museum websites approved by me first (marks will be deducted for use of Wikipedia)!!!! You may use class notes, the textbooks, or other books and articles from other courses or the library.
3. You will need to include careful detailed descriptions and visual analysis of your chosen artwork to ensure that the artist knows what to make. Remember, this is a time in history when people value thoughtful, informative writing – include as much information as possible. For example, will your artist need to use the highest quality blue pigment for the costume of a specific figure? The more detail you give, the better!
4. You may use the first person (as if you were the patron commissioning the artwork). Please provide an introduction and a conclusion, along with proper reference citations. You may wish to create different sections for your paper, where you discuss different topics such as subjects, materials, location, etc.
5. Any ideas, facts or direct quotations that you use from your research sources MUST be properly reported, using Chicago Style, in a reference citation (foot- or endnote). If you don’t use reference citations, you are plagiarizing someone else’s work.
For how to create foot- or endnotes, see UTSC Writing Centre guidelines:
https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/twc/using-and-citing-sources
The full assignment and list of images/objects has been provided to you through Quercus.
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