ARTH 385 - Leonardo da Vinci: Art, Science and Innovation in Renaissance Europe

FDR: HA
Credits: 4

Leonardo da Vinci has for years been considered the consummate “Renaissance Man,” equally skilled as a painter, anatomist, engineer, and military scientist. This course examines the contextual background from which this true genius was sprung, the works he produced, the people for whom he produced them, and the visions of the artist both realized and unrealized that have captured the imaginations of people around the world since Leonardo’s death in 1519. Bent. Planned Offering: Spring 2016 and alternate years.