ART 221b - The Sacred Arts of the Middle Ages

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Vassar College

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Description:

A selective chronological exploration of the art of western Europe from early Christian Rome to the late Gothic North, with excursions into the lands of Byzantium and Islam. Works of differing scale and media; from monumental and devotional sculpture, manuscript illumination, metalwork, to stained glass, painting and mosaic are considered formally and iconographically, but also in terms of their reception. Students work directly with medieval objects held in the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center and with manuscripts in the Special Collections of the Vassar Library. Mr. Tallon Prerequisites: Art 105, or Medieval Studies, or by permission of instructor. Two 75-minute periods.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vassar.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 437-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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