This course aims at exploring the fundamental principles guiding innovation in artistic creativity over the fifteenth century in the courts, city-states, and republics of the Italian peninsula. Significant issues related to the Renaissance’s artistic evolutions will be raised, such as the interest in artistic conventions related to Antique artworks, the search for a greater expressiveness, and the invention of perspective. The different processes at stake in disseminating the new developments from Florence to the rest of the Italian peninsula will be studied, as will the considerable impact of the humanist culture on Renaissance creativity.

Some fundamental questions addressed will include: How did the spread of humanist culture interact with the function of art? Who were the Renaissance’s patrons of the arts and what was at stake in encouraging the blossoming of the arts? How and why did the status and work of artists evolve over the Quattrocento?

Books to Purchase: TBD

Please note that this course has a maximum enrollment of 16 students and that TMI does not allow participants to audit courses for free.

Location: Atwater

First Session: Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

Course Length: 12 weeks, Tuesdays, 6:15 to 8:15 p.m.

Instructor: Marie Beaulieu

Degree Credit: 3 credits

Total Course Fee: 
$140.00 (New Students)
$140.00 (Special Bring-A-Friend Promotion: For Returning Students who bring a New Student to TMI. Register by phone.)*
$200.00 (Returning Students)**

*Note on Bring-A-Friend Promotion for Returning Students: The special 140.00 price is applied immediately if the friend, the New Student, registers first. If the New Student has not yet registered, the regular 200.00 will be charged, and the discount will be refunded when the New Student registers. The discount can also be turned into a credit for a future course.

**Includes Standard Tuition + Admin Fee.

For 12-week courses, fees are refundable in full before the second session. If the participant withdraws after the second course, they will be charged a $50 fee. There is no refund after the third course has passed. Please note that non-attendance does not constitute a withdrawal.

Students pursuing studies for credit are encouraged to consult with their advisers as they register for courses.

Course leaders, and students wishing to use credit vouchers, should call (514) 935-9585 to pay by phone or to schedule an appointment to pay in person.