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3.00 Credits
This lecture course explores the artistic production of Flanders, the Netherlands, France and Germany from approximately 1350 to 1600, beginning with an examination of the International Style and ending with the school of Fontainebleau. Although special attention will be paid to cross-cultural exchange with Italy, lectures will attempt to place the art of Northern Europe within its own unique cultural context. The course will examine the works of the Limbourg Brothers, Jan Van Eyck, Bosch, Durer, Holbein and Brueghel, among others. ( Fall '07)
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3.00 Credits
The emphasis in this course is on Egyptian culture from the perspective of the visual arts and architecture, and it will provide a survey of the art of ancient Egypt from the Predynastic Period through the end of the New Kingdom. The objectives of this course include mastery of major monuments of ancient Egypt, including painting, sculpture and the decorative arts, as well as of the contexts for which they were created, including funerary complexes (mastabas, pyramids, rock cut tombs and funerary temples), temples dedicated to the gods and royal palaces. (Spring '09)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of African sculpture and decorative arts from sub- Saharan Africa. Works will be examined within a cultural and historical context. ( Fall '07)
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1.50 Credits
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the largest and most comprehensive art museums in the world, contains an encyclopedic collection of art dating from ancient times to the present. This course will explore the art, history, collecting practices, and exhibition style of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Lectures will take place at the museum weekly. Each class meeting will focus on a different museum collection and study its masterpieces. ( Fall) (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the painting, sculpture, and architecture produced in Italy during the 17th- and 18th- centuries. Lectures will examine cultural, political, and intellectual changes in 17th- century Europe that make the art of this period distinctive. Topics to be explored include the emerging prominence of female artists; architecture and urbanism in Rome; the impact of the Counter-Reformation and Council of Trent on the arts; changing patterns of patronage; antiquarianism and art collecting. The class will also examine the careers of individual artists in depth, including Bernini, Caravaggio, the Carracci, and Artemisia Gentileschi. ( Spring '08)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to Chinese art from Neolithic times to the 17th century, considering both the enduring aesthetic values and the rich variety of the Chinese art tradition. Objects of bronze, jade, lacquer, pottery as well as funeral monuments, Buddhist arts and secular painting will be examined in light of cultural, social and religious trends. Museum visit. ( Spring '09)
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the artistic production of the region known as "The Cradle of Civilization," corresponding roughly tomodern Iraq and Iran. It examines art and architecture from the dawn of urban life in the Neolithic Period; through the major empires such as the Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Achaemenid Persian; and the introduction of the Greco-Roman traditions in the Parthian and Sassanian Empires. It also examines the periods during and after the birth of Islam in this region, looking at the continuity of earlier traditions in the visual art and architecture, as well as the changes that accompanied new religious and political institutions. This course will draw upon visits to the collections of the Departments of Ancient Near Eastern and Islamic Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ( Fall '08)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to Japanese art from prehistoric times to the 17th century, including painting, sculpture, architecture and gardens. Both the enduring aesthetic values of the Japanese art tradition and its changes in response to cultural, social and religious developments will be considered. Museum visit. (Spring '09)
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3.00 Credits
This class is offered in conjunction with the Art History Department's Study Trip to Venice during the March spring vacation. Students are introduced to Venetian art, architecture and culture from the 11th to the 16th centuries by daily guided visits to monuments such as the church of San Marco, the Doge's Palace, the Accademia museum, and the Scuola di San Rocco. Included is a day trip to Giotto's Arena Chapel and the pilgrimage church of Sant'Antonio in Padua and Palladian monuments in Vicenza. There are trip charges in addition to tuition. Sign up with the Art History Department occurs in the fall term to allow travel arrangements to be made. ARH 2066, the 3-credit version of the study trip, has a prerequisite of one art history course or permission of the instructors. ( Spring)
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of the course is to experience the geography, sites, structures, and people of New York City's history. It relates the social, political, economic, and religious history of New York to the actual physical environment of streets, buildings, and neighborhoods.
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