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Assignments Examinations Holidays

Art History 201
Ancient and Medieval Art
(Fall 2009)

Lecture and Reading Schedule

Background readings are found in Gardner's Art Through the Ages vol. 1. References to illustrations in Gardner appear in brackets after each work of art or building (E.g. G1-2 = Chapter.1, fig. 2). Objects marked with an asterisk (*) will be available only on the website. A list of key terms and names appears after the list of works of art and architecture.

WEEK 1

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1. (Sept. 3) - Introduction; Ur and the Beginnings of Western Art in Ancient Mesopotamia

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WEEK 2

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2. (Sept. 8) - Ancient Egypt: Changing Images of the Human Figure from Pictograph to Portrait
  • Reading: Gardner, I, Ch. 3, 40-44; 51-54, 63- 68.
  • Study Images
3. (Sept. 10) - Religion and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
Section 1: Introduction: What is Art History? (Sept. 8-11)

WEEK 3

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4. (Sept. 15) - Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian and Persian Art
5. (Sept. 17) - The Aegean Bronze Age
Section 2: Narrative and Propaganda in Ancient Mesopotamia (Sept. 15-18)

WEEK 4

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6. (Sept. 22) - Ancient Greek Vase Painting
  • Reading: Gardner, I, ch. 5, 90-97, 106-10, 128-130.
  • Study Images
7. (Sept. 24) - Archaic and Early Classical Architecture and Sculpture
Section 3: Ancient Egyptian and Greek Art in the Chazen Museum (Sept. 22-25)

WEEK 5

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8. (Sept. 29) - The Athenian Acropolis and the Classical Ideal
9. (Oct. 1) - Late Classical and Hellenistic Art
Section 4: Defining the Classical Ideal (Sept. 29-Oct. 2)

WEEK 6

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10. (Oct. 6) - Ancient Italy from the Etruscans to the Roman Republic
  • Reading: Gardner, I, ch. 6, 152-64; ch. 7, 167-74.
  • Study Images
11. (Oct. 8) - Domestic Art and Architecture in Pompei and South Italy
Section 5: The Female Nude in Greek Art (Oct. 6-9)

WEEK 7

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12. (Oct. 13) - The Imperial Image from Augustus to Constantine
  • Reading: Gardner, I, ch. 7, 185-88,192-94, 205-06, 209,214-216.
  • Study Images
13. (Oct. 15) - Imperial Roman Architecture and Public Monuments
  • Reading: Gardner, I, ch. 7, 191-92, 194-200, 210-11, 216-18.
  • Study Images
Section 6: Roman Portraiture (Oct. 13-16)

WEEK 8

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****MIDTERM (Lectures 1-13) Oct. 20****
14. (Oct. 22) - Jewish and Christian Art in the Rome before Constantine
Section 7: Roman to Early Medieval Art in the Chazen Museum, Gallery 1 (Oct. 20-23)

WEEK 9

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15. (Oct. 27) - Early Christian Art and Architecture in Rome & Ravenna after Constantine
16. (Oct. 29) -Early Byzantine Art & Architecture during the reign of Justinian
Section 8: Early Christian Iconography (Oct. 27- 30)

WEEK 10

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17. (Nov. 3) - Early Byzantine Icons, Illuminated Manuscripts and the Theory of Byzantine Images
18. (Nov. 5) - Byzantine Art after Iconoclasm: The Triumph of Images
Section 9: The Icon (Nov. 3-5)

WEEK 11

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19. (Nov. 10) - Arts of the Migrations and Monastic Mission in Northern Europe
20. (Nov. 12) -Rome Reborn: The Carolingian and Ottonian Revivals of Antiquity
Section 10: Relics, Reliquaries and Medieval Portraiture (Nov. 10-13)

WEEK 12

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21. (Nov. 17) - Islamic Art from the Middle East to Western Europe and Byzantium
22. (Nov. 19) - Romanesque Architecture, Pilgrimage and Monasticism
  • Reading: Gardner, Ch. 12, 326-34, 338-39; Ch. 9, 266.
  • Study Images
Section 11: Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts (Kohler Library) (Nov. 17-20)

WEEK 13

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23. (Nov. 24) - The Body Beautiful and Monstrous: Romanesque Sculpture and Metalwork
****THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY*** (Nov. 26-27)
NO SECTION THIS WEEK (Nov. 24-27)

WEEK 14

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24. (Dec. 1) - Gothic Architecture and Stained Glass in the Ile de France, ca. 1140-1240
  • Reading, Gardner, Ch. 13, 359-75.
  • Study Images
25. (Dec. 3) - French Gothic Sculpture and Stained Glass
  • Reading: Gardner, I, ch. 13, 364-65, 370-73.
  • Study Images
Section 12: Monsters, Fantasy and Orality in Romanesque Art (Dec. 1-4)

WEEK 15

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26. (Dec. 8) - Gothic Art and Architecture in England and Germany
  • Reading: Gardner, I, ch. 13,386-394.
  • Study Images
27. (Dec. 10) - Art for the Laity in Medieval England and France
  • Reading: Gardner, I, ch. 12, 372-73, ch. 13, 381-86.
  • Study Images
Section 13: Medieval Art in the Chazen Museum (Dec. 8-11)

WEEK 16

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28. (Dec. 15) - Italian Art before the Renaissance
  • Reading, Gardner, II, ch. 14, 422-445 (Online here)
  • Study Images
NO SECTION THIS WEEK (Dec.15-18)

***FINALFINAL EXAM: Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7:45 a.m.
in Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, L160

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