Designed to introduce students to the Italian Renaissance (1450-1600) and its artistic advancements, this course will consider that revolutionary theoretical moment via "Il Divino" and his oeuvre. Recommended: Taschen's Michelangelo: The Complete Paintings, Sculpture, and Architecture; Michelangelo's Notebooks, The Poetry, Letters, and Art of the Great Master (Carolyn Vaughan, ed., 2016)