This course is an exploratory and studio-driven course which will discuss the notion of drawing during the Renaissance as a scholarly act. Artists in the 15th and 16th century were not only artists, and carried with them into the studio a myriad of other disciplines, from literature to science. From conceptual narrative to finished drawings, students will learn the measures taken to create a works on paper using traditional Renaissance tools and processes.

What you will learn:
1. “Reading” and “dissecting” Renaissance drawings and paintings with a more inquisitive eye
2. Learning Renaissance methods of creating an artwork via conceptual narrative and drawing
3. Comprehension of mythological and literary references in Renaissance paintings
4. In-depth knowledge of the drawing tools used in the 16-century including charcoal, silverpoint, red chalk, gouache, and ink