This course will explore the nature and history of art in Venice by considering the most renowned Venetian painter of the sixteenth century, Titian, as well as a number of his contemporaries, and the cultural climate in which they worked. While particular emphasis will be given to painting, we will devote a good deal of time to architecture and sculpture as well. Artists to be covered include the Bellini, Giorgione, Veronese, Tintoretto, Jacopo Bassano, Palladio and Jacopo Sansovino. Format: lecture/discussion. Requirements will consist of four short papers, two exams during the term, plus a final exam (and, of course, participation in class and regular attendance). Students will be evaluated on the basis of papers and exams. No prerequisites. Enrollment limit 30. Preference given to art majors. Satisfies the pre-1800 requirement.

Hour: MCGRATH