ARTH 001M. First-Year Seminar: Leonardo

Leonardo da Vinci was a great anatomist, engineer, architect and inventor whose drawings circulated around the courts of Europe. In this discussion-based course we will study the inventions, writings, paintings, drawings and biographies of this important Renaissance artist. We will consider the ways in which the works, biographies, and myths of Leonardo have been analyzed (and created) over the centuries. In doing so, we will develop a critical understanding of the methods and terminology of the discipline of art history itself.
Eligible as Writing Course.
Arts and Humanities.
Writing course.
1 credit.
Fall 2026. Reilly
Catalog chapter: Art History
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/art-history

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