Course Descriptions
ART 328 Visual Arts Seminar. Through the visual arts seminar students will explore the visual arts of the Italian peninsula and the development of the study of the humanities. Students will meet for classroom instruction as well as attend field trips to Rome, Florence and other Italian cities. In these cities they will visit museums, cathedrals and other visual culture sites. Students may study Italian artworks and cultures ranging from the the Etruscans to Baroque art. Sites visited will include the Pantheon, the Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums, the Uffizi Gallery, and the Duomo of Florence among others.

To the right you can see Professor Bronner and student Michael Porcenaluk examining a sculpture by Polykleitos in the National Archeological Museum in Naples. This museum houses the largest collection of works from classical antiquity in the world, including the objects recovered from the nearby excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii. Other highlights include the Farnese Hercules from the Baths of Caracalla and the Alexander the Great mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii.

LANG 125 Introduction to Italian Culture. This course will introduce students to the culture, language and people of Italy. No prior knowledge of Italian required. This course explores the variety of peoples, customs and regions throughout Italy. Students will learn about Italian culture through literature, lectures and cultural activites such as field trips, films, cuisine and music. Students will improve comprehension and better retain what they learn through cultural experiences outside the classroom. Students will also participate in various interactions with native Italian speakers.

ART330 Painting level I. This course will introduce students to landscape painting en plein air. Students will work in oil or watercolor. This course is open to beginners, (advanced painters will sign up for ART425). Various painting techniques will be taught. Class size is limited to allow one on one instruction. Students will work on location in the countryside near Cassino and in cities/towns such as Rome, Sperlonga and Venice. Students will study the landscape and seascape paintings of Italian artists including Canaletto, Titian, da Vinci and the American expatriate John Singer Sargent.

Links

• Rome Art a web site listing current art shows and exhibitions in Rome.
• Click here for Supplies for Painting class