Students in Honors Humanities visited the National Gallery on Tuesday to see the modern art in the East building and the more traditional art in the West building. The trip was part of a unit on beauty, in which student explore classical, medieval, and modern conceptions of love and beauty. The class is beginning a unit on Beauty, seeking to understand what makes something beautiful and what is the purpose of beauty? Students in the class will also read Plato’s “Symposium” to evaluate these ideas. The Honors Humanities class is open to seniors as a culmination of their studies in art, literature, history, and Latin. Students evaluate compelling themes that are woven throughout the classical tradition by viewing classical and modern texts, reading about history, and viewing art through a critical and analytical lens.
Beauty in All Forms
