ARTH-UA 202 - Romanesque Art

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New York University

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Examines the architecture, sculpture, painting, manuscript illumination, and treasury arts of the Latin West during the period ca. 950-1200 C.E., including Ottonian, Anglo-Saxon, Mozarabic, First Romanesque, and Romanesque art. Considers the visual arts of Christianity in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, England, and the Crusader States in light of the historical, religious, political, social, and cultural contexts of their creation. Monuments studied include Ottonian and Anglo-Saxon Gospel books; body-part reliquaries; the Hildesheim doors; illuminated Beatus manuscripts; the architecture and sculpture of Santiago, León, Toulouse, Conques, Vézelay, Moissac, Autun, Aquitaine, Provence, and Tuscany; and the Romanesque bible. Topics include the cult of saints and the arts; the art and architecture of pilgrimage and crusade; monasticism and the arts; Romanesque patrons, artists, and audiences; the Romanesque revival of monumental sculpture; Christian encounters with Islam and Judaism; secular themes in Romanesque art; word and image in Romanesque art; medieval attitudes toward the classical tradition; Romanesque art and social class; and Romanesque attitudes toward the arts.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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