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Course Info for AHIS - 334 - 01, Fall 2023
Class number: 3092 Title: Patrons, Artists & Art Market Department: Fine Arts
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 15 Current enrollment: 12 Available seats: 3
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: M: 1:30PM-4:10PM, HHN - 105 Instructor(s): Cadogan, Jean
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Arts Requirement
Course Description:
During the Renaissance in Italy, most art was produced on commission, initiated by the buyer or patron and contracted with the artist. Readings and discussion will center on the collaboration between patrons and artists, focusing on the tangible and intangible goals and results for both parties. The interaction of supply—the artist’s stylistic and technical choices--and demand—the patron’s needs and tastes—will be examined in case studies of civic, ecclesiastic and family commissions between 1300-1500 in central Italy.