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4.00 Credits
4 hours. A study of art and architecture from ancient Greece and Rome. Among other issues, the course addresses changing attitudes of style, function, and patronage during this period and investigates the influence of social and religious belief. The study of Greek art emphasizes the development of stylistic periods. Roman art study focuses on individual historical periods of various emperors as reflected in the patronage.
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4 hours. This course explores the medieval image in art with an emphasis on manuscript illumination. Various media, including wall painting, mosaic, enamel work, stained glass, ivory, wood, and (non-architectural) stone sculpture are investigated.
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4 hours. This course focuses on architecture and architectural sculpture. It traces the development of Imperial and Byzantine architecture of the Mediterranean region and then investigates early medieval, Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Topics discussed include the imperial tradition, the Pilgrimage Road, the monastic orders, birth of Gothic style under the patronage of Abbott Suger, and the development of High Gothic, both secular and ecclesiastical.
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4 hours. An in-depth study of the Renaissance Period and its theories. Artistic developments in Italy are emphasized.
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4 hours. This class will look at the art and architecture of 17th century Europe, from Bernini to Rembrandt, and look at the historical, political and religious context of this dynamic era. Among the issues to be discussed will be Counter Reformation spirituality and its impact on religious painting, urban planning and the rise of the modern city, the staging of kingship, the art market, the representation of gender roles and the rise of the art print. Course will consist of lectures, discussions on assigned readings, exams and a short research paper.
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This course is a survey of the Southern and Northern Netherlands in the 17th Century that will look at the role of art in Netherlandish society and economy. We'll consider the methodological issues surrounding attribution and interpretation that confront art historians today. This course is writing intensive, with two short papers, a long research paper, and essay exams.
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4 hours. This course surveys the concept of the "primitive" in Western art from the Enlightenment to the present. Students explore the shifting nature of primitivism, examine the relationship between art and colonial expansion, and critique the formal and thematic appropriation of non-Western artifacts by European and American artists.
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4 hours. Encompassing the movements of Symbolism to Surrealism, this course covers the developments in modern art during the first half of the 20th Century. Students explore such themes as modernity, primitivism, and utopian theory as well as the stylistic developments and formal innovations of this period.
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4.00 Credits
4 hours. This interactive course will focus on and study the projects of selected contemporary artists. These projects will serve as platforms for investigating issues and problems related to various contemporary art forms and movements including, the embodiment of the viewer, play and reality, new technologies and consciousness, ironic modernism, and the critique of the post-medium condition.
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