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Course Info for AHIS - 334 - 01, Spring 2026
Class number: 2909 Title: Venetian Color 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: 16 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: T: 1:30PM-4:10PM, HHN - 105 Instructor(s): Scanlan, Suzanne
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in Art History 102 or C- or better in any 200 level AHIS course.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Arts Requirement
Course Description:
From water to mirrors to Murano glass; from the micro-architecture of liturgical objects and Byzantine spoglia to the paintings of Bellini and Titian, the phenomena of color and light in the material culture of medieval and Renaissance Venice will be examined in this seminar. We will focus on artistic practice and technique from the unique standpoint of a mercantile society situated in a lagoon – a society that looked to the East for many of its cultural and material values.