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5.00 - 9.00 Credits
A history of gardening and landscape architecture including gardens of the Far East, Egypt, the ancient Mediterranean, the Islamic world, western Europe and North America. How gardens reflect changing concepts of nature and human interaction with it from the Garden of Eden to xeriscaping in the American West. We will also consider selected descriptions of gardens in literature, as well as images of nature in art, such as landscape painting and botanical illustration. (May be offered as a January half-block.) (Not offered 2008-09.) .5 unit.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of women artists and images of women in art in Western Europe and America from ancient to modern times, contrasting feminist and conventional perspectives. Social and historical context as well as special problems faced by women. Why have there been so few "great" women artists Are there qualities unique to women's art Prerequisite: Art History 112 or a Women's Studies course. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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3.00 Credits
Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece. The development of Greek art from Geometric to Hellenistic with emphasis on the classical monuments of Athens. Etruscan art. Survey of Roman art from its origins to the late empire with emphasis on the imperial monuments and topography of Rome. Art of the mystery cults and early Christianity. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or Art History 111 or 112. (Also listed as Classics 223.) 1 unit - Kolarik.
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3.00 Credits
Art of the Byzantine Empire. Its sources in late Roman art. The "golden age" of Justinian, Iconoclasm and later Byzantine art until 1453. Byzantine influences in medieval Armenia, Serbia and Russia. Philosophy and theology of images in eastern Christianity. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or Art History 111 or 112. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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3.00 Credits
Continuity and change from Roman antiquity to the Christian Middle Ages in the art and architecture of Mediterranean lands (200-600 A. D.). The "decline" of Rome and the development of Christian imagery will be studied through art, archaeological sites, and texts-writings from the time as well as later historians. Prerequisite: Art History 111 or Art History 112 or Art History 114 or consent of instructor. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of Islamic art from its origins in the 7th century to the 17th century, from Muslim Spain to India. Philosophy and theology of art in Islam. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or Art History 111 or 112. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 1 unit - Kolarik.
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3.00 Credits
Medieval monuments of Western Europe from Irish manuscripts to the Gothic cathedrals. Survey of selected monuments with consideration of the interaction of classical tradition and barbarian elements; the impact of monasticism, pilgrimages and scholasticism. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or Art History 111, 112. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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3.00 Credits
Explores issues in the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Renaissance in Europe from 1300 to c. 1480, with emphasis on the social, historical, material, and intellecutal circumstances that shaped artistic production. Themes may include constructions of the self, patronage, gender roles, social class, religion, and artistic status, among others. Artists may include Giotto, Brunlleschi, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Jan van Eyck, Robert Campin, and Hieronymus Bosch. Prerequisite: Art History 111 or Art History 112 or Consent of Instructor. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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3.00 Credits
Focus on the development of art and architecture between c. 1480 and 1600 in Europe. From the period known as the "High" Renaissance (Raphael, Michelangelo, Durer and Titian), examines the spread and development of the Renaissance style. Looks at art made in Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain during the Reformation, and includes questions of style, iconography, patronage, function, and interpretation within that historical context. Prerequisite: Art History 111 or Art History 112 or Consent of Instructor. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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3.00 Credits
Art and architecture made for the major courts of 17th-century Europe, with an emphasis on the absolute monarchies. Focus on the key artists (such as Velazquez, Rubens, Van Dyck, Bernini, Carracci, and Poussin), and on architectural sites such as St. Peter's and Versailles. Themes include the relationship between art, politics, and power; courtly self-fashioning; the function of spectacle, collecting, and display; the unity of the arts; and others. Prerequisite: Art History 111 or Art History 112 or Consent of Instructor. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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