This class is taught in English.

Students will learn the following things in this course:
--How to talk about and describe art, both verbally and in written form
--The characteristics of Renaissance art of different movements and cultures
--How to think critically about art and images that are presented to you
--How art fits into a larger historical context and how world events shape art production
--How the Renaissance was a global event, not just in Europe
--How the Renaissance influenced the development of arts globally

I have been teaching introductory art history courses at the undergraduate level for many years now and one of the biggest complaints I get from my own students, who are primarily college freshman and sophomores, is that they were not exposed to the arts sooner. I wanted to develop this introductory course for middle and high schoolers so that they could have a foundation for talking about the arts earlier than at the college level and be exposed to history in a new way! Further, my own research focuses on the exclusionary aspects of how art history is studied and I like to expose students to artists they may have never heard of before. 

Homework Offered
One small research assignment or art project will be assigned every week for outside class enrichment. For every class, outside articles, videos, and other resources will be provided for further self-exploration.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades provided upon request.
Grades Offered

For this course, I will rely heavily on primary sources from the Renaissance and revered art historians, including the works of Giorgio Vasari and his Renaissance biographies of various artists, "The Story of Art" by EH Gombrich, "The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy" by Jacob Burckhardt, and textbooks by Gardner and Stokstad, respectively. I have a Masters Degree in Art History and studied the Renaissance from a global perspective extensively over several years.