HONC 321 - Early Modern Art & Science

Unit(s): 4

This interdisciplinary honors seminar explores the complex relationships between the visual arts, knowledge, and science in Europe, c. 1450-1700. Topics include: STEAM to STEM and Back Again: An Introduction to Early Modern Art and Science; Structuring the Visible World in the Renaissance; Making and Knowing through Craft and Materials; Early Printing Technologies in Europe; Constructing Knowledge: Engineering, Architecture & Machines; Anatomy, Physiognomy & Medicine; The Science of Light: Optics and Art; Global and Visual Explorations; Mapping and Astronomy; Botany; and Leonardo da Vinci: Between Art & Science. Class discussions are supplemented by class visits to the Donohue Rare Book Room on campus and to local museums with relevant early modern art collections.

Restriction: Course Student Attribute Restricted to Honors College Priority Reg
College of Arts and Sciences