Date Posted: 03/06/2026
Req ID: 47253

Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga

Department: UTM: Visual Studies

Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

Course number and title: FAH394H5S Topics in Early Modern Art and Architecutre - How to be a Renaissance Sculptor

Topic description: Focusing upon early Renaissance, this course will examine the world of the Florentine sculptor, from their early training to contemporary workshop practices and the various media and techniques with which they worked. We will explore popular subjects and genres, the revival of classical antiquity, the role of friendship and competition amongst artists, and the nature of relationships between sculptors, patrons, and humanists. This course will examine in depth the work of major early Renaissance sculptors, like Donatello and Lorenzo Ghiberti, as well as the work of other leading Florentine sculptor...