Michelangelo and the High Renaissance

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This course presents a survey of the career of Michelangelo, and study his art through an examination of earlier and contemporary artistic traditions, the literature of Dante, and developments in Italian humanism, Michelangelo's religious faith, and the general context of the High Renaissance. We will read primary documents, including Michelangelo's own poetry and personal letters, as well as biographical treatments published during his lifetime.