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3.00 Credits
A survey of the artistic achievements and material culture of the Greeks from ca. 1000 bc to the birth of Christ (Iron Age through the Hellenistic period). Development of architecture, sculpture, and painting, as well as minor arts and utilitarian objects, with emphasis on the insights they offer into Greek society and interactions with the wider Mediterranean world.
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The art and archaeology of the Romans, with emphasis on the late Republic and the Imperial period. Major monuments of sculpture and architecture, as well as town planning, domestic architecture, and the minor arts are used as evidence for reconstructing ancient life.
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3.00 Credits
Like the Vatican today, ancient sanctuaries were both the focus of religious activities and repositories for artistic treasures. Marked off from the secular world by physical boundaries, the sanctuary provided a common ground where gods and humans came together through sacrifice, shared meals, and other rituals. Shrines were often spectacularly sited and adorned with splendid architecture with both temples for the divinities and treasuries for the gifts they received. The course focuses on the great shrines of ancient Greece: Eleusis, the setting of the mysteries of Demeter; Olympia, home of the Olympic games.
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3.00 Credits
Same as Comp Lit 438
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
This lecture course provides an introduction to the history of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese painting. We begin by examining China's oldest extant paintings, which were unearthed from the medieval tombs of the Han dynasty (220 bc-206 bc), and then investigate paintings of each imperial period through the modern era (1912-1979). We then explore the prehistoric and Three Kingdoms period (57 bc-668 ad) tomb paintings of Korea, as well as Buddhist paintings of the Unified Silla (668-935) and later imperial dynasties. Japanese paintings include Buddhist, courtly, and secular works from the Asuka period (552-645) to the contemporary era. Overarching issues throughout the course include: the role of Buddhism and how the faith and its artistic styles changed throughout these three cultures; the impacts of international cultural, courtly, and religious contacts; and considerations of why specific works are considered "masterpieces." Prerequisite: Art-Arch 111 (Introduction to Asian Art) or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course aims to provide students with considerable knowledge about specific paintings and artistic trends in South Asia, as well as basic knowledge of South Asian religion and history. The course engages in critical analyses of the painting traditions of a range of sacred (Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, Islamic) and secular (courtly and popular) South Asian cultures from the 6th century ad to present. The course utilizes paintings to investigate the cultures that produced them, paying special attention to the religious, historical, political, and philosophical contexts in which they were created.
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The first section of this course introduces medieval Islamic art and architecture from the emergence of Muhhamad and the rise of Islam in the early 7th century, through the caliphate of the Syrian Umayyads, to the dissolution of the Abbasid Empire in the tenth century. Special attention is paid to issues of particular importance to Islamic art, including aniconism, the role of calligraphy as an expressive art form, and the relation of early Islamic art to the traditions of other late antique cultures, especially Byzantium and the Sasanian Empire. The remainder of the semester focuses on the art and architecture of the Fatimid dynasty, which ruled an extensive empire across North Africa and the Near East from the 10th to the 12th centuries. The course pays particular attention to the social and historical contexts in which objects and monuments were created and used.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the artistic achievements of diverse cultures in the medieval Mediterranean world, including Western Europe, Byzantium, Islam, and Judaism. A broad geographic and chronological span-from England to the Near East; from the establishment of Constantinople in the 330s to the late 15th-century paintings of Western Europe-allows for full exposure to the rich variety of objects and monuments that fall under the rubric of "medieval" art. The course provides a solid foundation from which to pursue advanced study of art from specific medieval cultures and serves as a valuable complement to medieval courses in other disciplines.
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3.00 Credits
Louis IX (r. 1226-1270) was not only one of the most famous medieval European rulers but also a renowned patron of the arts. During his rule, France-and especially its capital, Paris-claimed status as one of the great artistic centers of the world. Extant buildings and objects allow us to trace these achievements, while ample textual documentation from the era helps illuminate the contexts in which these works of art and architecture were used and through which they conveyed meaning.
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