ATS2893 The Renaissance in Florence

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   explain architectural and urban aspects of the city of Florence itself - including its churches, palaces, museums, piazzas, monuments and streets - as artefacts of its complex history;

2. 2

   interpret the Renaissance aspects elements of Florentine urban space within an historical framework;

3. 3

   critically engage with a variety of texts written, visual and material sources to analyse changes and continuities in Renaissance Florence in the context of Italian history;

4. 4

   collaborate in groups to conduct historical research on the urban environment of Florence;

5. 5

   communicate research findings convincingly in written form.