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This course will focus on the arts of Japan from the Jomon period through the Edo period (circa 10,500 BCE - 1868 CE). Pre-Buddhist art will concentrate on pottery and bronze as well as Shinto architecture. Buddhist art will include architecture, sculpture, and painting. Secular art will explore the tradition of the narrative hand scroll as well as portraits and landscapes. Castle architecture and woodblock prints are other important topics. The art will be placed within its historical context, especially considering what makes it uniquely Japanese and whether or not it incorporates Chinese influence. (May be counted toward International Studies/Asian Studies) 1.00 units, Lecture
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The Etruscan civilization emerged in Italy in the eighth century B.C.E. This course examines the sculpture, architecture, painting, pottery, bronzes and jewelry through which we study the lives of this people. We will trace the rise and fall of the Etruscans, learning what archaeological evidence and the many works of art they produced reveal about their religion, economy, government, society, and daily lives. 1.00 units, Lecture
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An examination of building materials and methods used in the construction of domestic, civic and religious buildings of the Greek and Roman worlds. The way in which the functions of these buildings influenced their forms is also examined. Further topics of discussion include comparative studies of the works of individual architects, architectural adaptations to local topography, and the use of building programs for propaganda purposes. 1.00 units, Lecture
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The paintings of the ancient Greeks are primary sources for the rise of Western drawing and also for our understanding of many aspects of the public and private lives of the Greeks themselves, e.g. their mythology, funerary practices, athletics, religion, and even dinner parties. The course will examine the subjects, styles, and techniques of ancient Greek painting, and its contribution to the development of Western art and culture. Comparative material from other cultures will be studied as well. 1.00 units, Lecture
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An introduction to interdisciplinary archaeological enquiry, drawing on material selected from American Studies, Anthropology, Art History, Classics, Geology, History, near-Eastern Studies, Religion and Women's Studies. Students will consider archaeological methods, techniques, and specific applications to various disciplines. Central to the discussion will be the uses of archaeology in reconstructing aspects of pre-historic, historical and more contemporary human life. The course has a strong "hands-on" component. 1.00 units min / 1.25 units max, Lecture
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A study of the sculpture and sculptors of Classical antiquity. Topics include the origin and stylistic development of ancient sculpture, the methods and techniques of the artists, art criticism and connoisseurship in antiquity, and the function of sculpture in the Greek and Roman worlds. Comparative material from other cultures will also be examined. 1.00 units, Lecture
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The art and architecture of the Middle Ages beginning with the emergence in the 4th century of distinct styles, subjects and forms from the Christian and pagan art of the late Roman empire to the works of the Greek East and Latin West. The course also surveys the monuments of the Carolingian Renaissance and of the Romanesque and Gothic periods in Western Europe. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Art and architecture in northern Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, with emphasis upon high Gothic cathedrals such as Chartres and Amiens and upon painting and sculpture in France, the Low Countries, and Germany. 1.00 units, Lecture
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A study of painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy from the later Middle Ages through the 15th century, with emphasis on masters such as Pisani, Giotto, Brunelleschi, Piero della Francesca, Botticelli, and Bellini. Themes of naturalism, humanism, the revival of antiquity, and the growth of science as they relate to the visual arts will be explored. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Italian painting, sculpture, and architecture from the end of the 15th century through the 16th century. Examines the work of the creators of the High Renaissance style, including Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Titian. The emergence of mannerism in central Italy and its influences on North Italian and Venetian painters will also be explored. 1.00 units, Lecture
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