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ART 100 Introduction to the History of Art: Ancient to
Medieval · Fall LA
A survey of Western art from ancient civilizations
through the medieval period with emphasis on major artists and works of art.
Two lectures, one preceptorial.
N. Zchomelidse
ART 101 Introduction to the History of Art: Renaissance to
Contemporary · Spring LA
A survey of Western art from the Renaissance to the
present with emphasis on major artists and works of art. Two lectures, one
preceptorial.
R. DeLue
ART 102 An Introduction to the History of Architecture · Not offered this year LA
A survey of architectural history in the West, from
ancient Egypt to 20th-century America, stressing a critical approach to architectural
form through the analysis of context, expressive content, function, structure,
style, and theory. Discussion will focus on key monuments and readings that
have shaped the history of architecture. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
S. Curcic, J. Pinto
ART 105 Lab in Conservation of Art (see CEE 105)
ART 200 The Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
and Egypt (also NES 205) · Not offered this year LA
The art and archaeology of the ancient Near East and
Egypt from the end of the prehistoric period, ca. 3000 B.C., to the beginning
of the Iron Age, ca. 650 B.C. Focus on the rise of complex societies and the
attendant development of architectural and artistic forms that express the
needs and aspirations of these societies. Occasional readings in original texts
in translation will supplement the study of art and architecture. Two lectures,
one preceptorial.
W. Childs
ART 202 Greek Art: Ideal Realism · Fall LA
A study of Greek sculpture and painting from the
Late Geometric period (760 B.C.) to the end of the Hellenistic period (31
B.C.). Emphasis on the interaction of abstraction and naturalism. Readings
include the ancient poets, tragedians, and historians to place the art in its
intellectual and social context. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
W. Childs
ART 203 Roman Art · Not offered this year LA
Roman painting, sculpture, architecture, and other
arts from the early Republic to the late Empire, focusing upon the official
monuments of Rome itself and the civic and private art of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Emphasis on historical representation, imperial propaganda, portraiture,
narrative technique, and classical art theory. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
H. Meyer
ART 204 Pagans and Christians: Urbanism, Architecture, and
Art of Late Antiquity (also HLS 204) · Fall LA
Urbanism, architecture, and art of the Mediterranean
world, ca. 200–600 A.D. This course will focus on the urban forms,
architecture, and art in the Late Roman Empire. It will explore the
transformations brought about by the spread and triumph of Christianity, pagan
resistance, “barbarian” incursions, and other forces. The course will culminate
with the analysis of the formation of a new, Byzantine architectural and
artistic tradition, associated with the fully Christianized Eastern Roman Empire.
Two lectures, one preceptorial. Offered in alternate years.
S. Curcic
ART 205 Medieval Art in Europe · Spring LA
The art of Europe from the fall of Rome to the
Renaissance. Emphasis on the effects of cultural, religious, and political
change on artistic production. Works treated include the Lindisfarne Gospels,
the Bayeux Tapestry, Chartres Cathedral, and the Ste. Chapelle. Two lectures,
one preceptorial.
N. Zchomelidse
ART 206 Byzantine Art and Architecture (also HLS 206) · Not offered this year LA
Art and architecture of the Eastern Mediterranean
and Eastern Europe ca. 600–1500. The course will focus on the art of the
Byzantine Empire and its capital, Constantinople, and on its broad sphere of
cultural influence (Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Sicily, Venice, Serbia, Bulgaria,
Rumania). An examination of principal factors that shaped the artistic legacy
of eastern Christendom during the Middle Ages. Offered in alternate years. Two
lectures, one preceptorial.
S. Curcic
ART 209 Between Renaissance and Revolution: Baroque Art in
Europe · Not offered this year LA
Painting and sculpture in Europe from the 1580s to
the 1790s. The great figures (e.g., Caravaggio, Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer,
Velazquez, Bernini), major artistic innovations (still life, genre, landscape),
and stylistic developments (e.g., rococo, Neoclassicism) seen in relation to
intellectual, political, religious, and social change. Includes the study of
actual works of art in the museum in Princeton and elsewhere. Two lectures, one
preceptorial.
T. Kaufmann
ART 210 Italian Renaissance Painting and Sculpture · Fall
LA
A selective survey, 1260–1600, allowing discussion
of themes such as patronage; functions; materials and techniques; emulation as
motivation; social, political, and economic issues; aesthetics; and the
professions of the artist and of the art historian. Artists treated include
Giotto, Masaccio, Donatello, Bellini, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and
Titian. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
P. Brown
ART 211 Major Figures in American Art · Not offered this
year LA
A selective overview of key figures from the 18th to
the 20th century, with each lecture devoted to a single painter, architect, or
sculptor as representative of significant themes in the history of American
art. Among the artists considered are Copley, Jefferson, Cole, Homer, Eakins,
Richardson, Saint-Gaudens, Olmsted, and O’Keeffe. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
Offered in alternate years.
R. DeLue
ART 212 Neoclassicism through Impressionism · Spring LA
Surveys European painting from 1780 to 1890,
stressing artistic attitudes as well as a progression of styles. An effort is
made to study art in historical and cultural context. Major artists treated:
David, Goya, Friedrich, Géricault, Constable, Turner, Delacroix, Ingres,
Courbet, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Seurat, Van Gogh. Two lectures, one
preceptorial.
C. Armstrong
ART 213 Modernist Art: 1900 to 1950 · Fall LA
A critical study of the major movements, paradigms,
and documents of modernist art from fauvism to art brut. Among the topics
covered are primitivism, abstraction, collage, the readymade, machine
aesthetics, photographic reproduction, the art of the insane, artists in
political revolution, anti-modernism. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Offered
in alternate years.
H. Foster
ART 214 Contemporary Art: 1950 to the Present · Not
offered this year LA
A critical study of the major movements, paradigms,
and documents of postwar art—abstract-expressionist, pop, minimalist,
conceptual, process and performance, site-specific, etc. Special attention to
crucial figures (e.g., Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Robert Smithson) and
problems (e.g., “the neo-avant-garde,” popular culture, feminist theory,
political controversies, “postmodernism”). Two lectures, one preceptorial.
Offered in alternate years.
H. Foster
ART 215 Early Chinese Art and Archaeology · Fall LA
A survey of Chinese art and archaeology from the
Neolithic through the Han Dynasty. Recent archaeological finds are studied (and
sometimes compared with Near Eastern counterparts) for the light they throw on
the character of early Chinese civilization. Specific topics to be considered
include the interaction between technique and design in bronze casting and jade
carving. Three lectures, one preceptorial.
R. Bagley
ART 216 Chinese Painting · Spring LA
Thematic introduction to the role of painting in
Chinese cultural history, with attention to the interaction of stylistic
standards, materials, and techniques; the impact of regional geographies on
landscape painting; the influence of class, gender, and social behavior on
figure painting; the engagement of art with traditional philosophies and
20th-century socialism; and the shape of time in art-historical development.
Three lectures.
J. Silbergeld
ART 217 Early Japanese Art and Archaeology · Spring LA
Survey of Japanese art from its beginnings to the
end of the 12th century. Neolithic pottery, Buddhist, and secular arts will be
examined. Emphasizes the relationship between the continental culture of China
and that of Japan, as well as the native Japanese tradition. Two lectures, one
preceptorial.
Y. Shimizu
ART 218 Later Japanese Art (also EAS 218) · Not offered
this year LA
Survey of Japanese art from the 13th century to the
19th century. Examination of major artistic contributions by individual artists
and craftsmen in various genres. Reference will be made to the arts of China to
gain proper perspective on the indigenous artistic values. Two lectures, one
preceptorial.
Y. Shimizu
ART 219 Northern Renaissance Art · Not offered this year
LA
The course surveys painting, prints, and sculpture
in the Netherlands, Germany, and France from about 1350–1550. With emphasis on
the work of major figures such as Van Eyck, Bosch, Dürer, and Bruegel, the
course will consider changing circumstances of artistic production, function,
iconography, and patronage. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
Staff
ART 221 Art of Hispania (also LAS 221) · Not offered this
year LA
Painting, sculpture, and architecture in the
Spanish-speaking world from 1492 to 1810. The great flowering of Spanish art,
as represented by such figures as El Greco, Velázquez, and Goya, in its
cultural and historical context, including developments in Latin America. Some
attention to the art of Portugal. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Offered in
alternate years.
T. Kaufmann
ART 223 Rococo to Neoclassicism · Not offered this year LA
Study of the forms, subjects, functions, and
circulation of artworks in 18th-century Europe. The relationship between
national traditions and international developments in art and culture;
varieties of patronage; the effects of theoretical and philosophical debates;
the rise of critical discourse and public opinion as central aspects of
artistic life. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Offered in alternate years.
Staff
ART 230 Early Islamic Art and Architecture (also NES 230)
· Not offered this year LA
A survey of art in the Islamic world from 600
through 1200. The course examines the formation of Islamic art and its roots in
the art of late antiquity. Emphasis will be on the development of various types
of religious and secular architecture and their decoration (wall-painting,
carved stucco and wood, mosaic and epigraphy) in the central regions of the
early Islamic world. Topics such as textiles, metalwork, and ceramics will be
considered. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
T. Leisten
ART 231 Later Islamic Art and Architecture (also NES 231)
· Not offered this year LA
A survey of later Islamic art from the
Mongol/Ilkhanid period (13th century) through the time of the Gunpowder Empires
(Mughals and Ottomans in the 18th century). Discussion includes the role and
function of palatial and religious architecture and their patronage in Islamic
society. Specific topics will be the study of tilework, ceramics, and miniature
painting. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
T. Leisten
ART 232 The Arts of the Islamic World (also NES 232) · Not
offered this year LA
A survey of the architecture and the arts of various
Islamic cultures between northern Africa and the Indian subcontinent from the
7th to the 20th century. Emphasis will be on major monuments of religious and
secular architecture, architectural decoration, calligraphy, and painting.
Background in Islam or Middle Eastern languages is not a prerequisite. Two
lectures, one preceptorial.
T. Leisten
ART 242 The Experience of Modernity: A Survey of Modern
Architecture in the West (also ARC 242) · Not offered this year LA
An analysis of the emergence of modern architecture
from the late 19th century to World War II, in light of new methodologies. The
course will focus not only on major monuments but also on issues of gender,
class, and ethnicity to provide a more pluralistic perspective on the
experience of modernity. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
E. da Costa Meyer
ART 248 History of Photography · Not offered this year LA
A survey of photography from its multiple inventions
in the early 19th century to its omnipresence (and possible obsolescence) in
the 21st. Themes will include photography’s power to define the “real”; its
emulation and eventual transformation of the traditional fine arts; and its
role in the construction of personal and collective memories. Two lectures, one
preceptorial.
A. McCauley
ART 252 Art and Representation · Not offered this year LA
This seminar explores shifting means and ends of
naturalistic representation in Europe and the United States between the
Renaissance and the present. Rises, falls, detours, and reimaginings of
“realism” across these centuries have been regarded in surprisingly few and
often conventional ways. Through case studies of specific works and discussion
of primary and secondary texts, we will attempt to recover some of the strange
energies of an impulse whose ambitions and strategies are too often taken for
granted. The course is designed especially for sophomores interested in arts
and humanities, but all are welcome.
H. Foster
ART 266 Introduction to Pre-Columbian Art · Not offered
this year LA
General survey of the indigenous civilizations of
North America, Central America, and South America. The goals are to demonstrate
methods and techniques employed by art historians working in this area to study
the past, and to examine how art history, archaeology, and ethnohistory
contribute to the interdisciplinary study of ancient peoples. Two lectures, one
preceptorial.
J. Pohl
ART 270 Photography and Society · Spring LA
What is the role of photography in contemporary
society? By looking at familiar photographic forms, ranging from commercial
portraits, ID cards, family albums, and fashion and advertising photography to
newspaper and magazine illustrations, this course explores the diverse ways
that photographs have come to define and challenge the “real.” Students will
talk with professionals in the fields of journalism and fashion, examine recent
controversies over digital manipulation and politically charged photos, and consider
the historical sources of contemporary styles. One three-hour seminar.
A.
McCauley
ART 300 Greek Archaeology of the Bronze Age · Not offered
this year LA
A study of the culture of Greece and the Aegean from
the Early Bronze Age to the eighth century B.C. Special emphasis is placed on
the Minoan-Mycenaean civilization, the Dark Ages of the early first millennium,
and the age of Homer. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Offered in alternate
years.
T. Shear
ART 301 The Art of the Iron Age: The Near East and Early
Greece · Not offered this year LA
The course will focus on the formation of new
artistic traditions in the ancient Near East and late-period Egypt after 1000
B.C.E. and then investigate their interrelationships with early Greece and the
controversial theories of modern scholars of the dependence of early Greece on
the ancient Near East. Two 90-minute classes.
W. Childs
ART 302 Myths in Greek Art · Not offered this year LA
The changing representation of mythological and
religious themes in Greek painting and sculpture from the Late Geometric to the
Hellenistic period. Emphasis on the development of specific cycles of myths,
with reference to their historical context. Readings in ancient sources in
translation and modern criticism. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Offered in
alternate years.
W. Childs
ART 305 Greek and Roman Architecture (also ARC 323) · Fall
LA
Survey of Greek and Roman architecture from the
archaic period through the High Empire. Major monuments, development of the
classical orders, and principles of design are stressed. Two lectures, one
preceptorial. Offered in alternate years.
T. Shear
ART 306 Classical Athens: Art and Institutions (also CLA
306) · Not offered this year LA
An examination of the culture and institutions of
classical Athens, its buildings, monuments, and works of art, set against the
historical background of the city’s growth. Aspects of government, religious
festivals, society, and daily life are investigated. The archaeological record
is enriched by study of ancient historical sources in translation. Two
lectures, one preceptorial.
T. Shear
ART 308 Roman Cities and Countryside: Republic to Empire · Not offered this year LA
Roman urban and suburban architecture throughout the
Roman provinces from the late Republic to late Empire, focusing upon the
Romanization of the provinces from Britain in the northwest to Arabia in the
southeast. Town planning, imperial monuments, villas and sanctuaries, domestic
and public architecture, and interior decoration considered. One three-hour
class.
H. Meyer
ART 312 The Arts of Medieval Europe · Fall LA
The history of art and architecture in various
European lands from the sixth century to the 14th century. This course traces
the development of local traditions and revivals and their interplay with the
artistic developments elsewhere in Europe. Each year an intensive study will be
made of a different region, i.e., the British Isles, Italy, France, Spain. Two
lectures, one preceptorial. Occasional museum visits.
N. Zchomelidse
ART 315 Medieval Architecture (also ARC 315) · Not offered
this year LA
Historical patterns of development in Western
European architecture between 300 and 1300: Early Christian through Gothic,
with emphasis on Romanesque and Gothic innovations. Two lectures, one
preceptorial.
S. Curcic
ART 318 Medieval Manuscript Illumination (also HUM 318) · Not offered this year LA
A technical and historical introduction to
manuscript illumination from the invention of the codex to the advent of the
printed book. Topics include the history of script and ornament, genres of
illuminated manuscripts, the varying relations between text and image, owners
of books, circumstances of production. Extensive work with Princeton’s
manuscript collections. Two 90-minute classes. Offered in alternate years.
Staff
ART 319 Italian Trecento Art · Not offered this year LA
Painting and sculpture of the formative years of the
early Renaissance in Italy (ca. 1250–1400) with emphasis on the cultural,
social, and religious concerns that found expression in art. Topics include the
relationship between art and piety, the effect of the Black Death, and the
rediscovery of the classical heritage. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
P.
Brown
ART 320 Rome, the Eternal City (also ARC 320) · Not
offered this year LA
The fabric and image of the city seen in planning,
architecture, and the works of artists and writers. Attention to the city as an
ideal and an example, from its foundation to the present, with emphasis on
major periods. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
J. Pinto
ART 324 Philosophy of Art (see PHI 326)
ART 326 Women in Modern Art (see WOM 326)
ART 331 Weimar Germany: Painting, Photography, Film
(see GER 370)
ART 332 The Landscape of Allusion: Garden and Landscape
Architecture, 1450–1750 (also ARC 332) · Not offered this year LA
The concept of nature from the Renaissance through
the 18th century as seen in European gardens and landscape architecture. Major
consideration will be given to the Italian villa-garden complex, the French
classical garden, and the English romantic garden and park as evidence of
large-scale planning. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
J. Pinto
ART 333 Renaissance and Baroque Architecture (also ARC 333)
· Spring LA
European architecture from 1420 to the mid-18th
century with particular emphasis on its historical and social background. The
various architectural movements—Renaissance, baroque, and rococo—are studied in
terms of important architects and buildings especially of Italy, France, and
England. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
J. Pinto
ART 336 The Age of Rembrandt · Not offered this year LA
The “Golden Age” of Dutch art, ca. 1580–1675. The
work of major figures (Rembrandt, Hals, Vermeer) as well as problems of
interpretation (genre and still-life painting), and the place of Dutch art in
its historical situation. Extensive use of original works of art. Two lectures,
one preceptorial. Offered in alternate years.
T. Kaufmann
ART 337 Court, Cloister, and City: Art and Architecture in
Central and Eastern Europe (also GER 337) · Not offered this year LA
Painting, sculpture, and architecture in Austria,
Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, and Russia, ca. 1450–1800.
Special emphasis is placed on the changing roles of court, city, cloister, and
aristocracy and the relation of local styles to international trends, including
art elsewhere in Europe. One three-hour seminar. Offered in alternate years.
T. Kaufmann
ART 342 Modern Architecture (also ARC 342, ECS 344) · Not
offered this year LA
The history of architecture and planning in Europe
and America from the late 18th century to the present. Revivals and
revolutionary movements are studied, as well as the professional careers of
specific creative personalities. The second half of the course is devoted to
developments since World War I. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
E. da Costa
Meyer
ART 343 Masters and Movements of 19th-Century Art · Spring
LA
An intensive and sometimes interdisciplinary study of
an important artist or movement in 19th-century art and its precedents. Topics
may also include thematic subjects, major styles, or a single national school.
Two lectures, one preceptorial.
A. Wright
ART 344 Masters and Movements of 20th-Century Art · Not
offered this year LA
An intensive study of a major artist, movement, or
aspect of critical literature, with topics such as cubism, surrealism, abstract
expressionism, or the work and ideas of Picasso, Miro, Matisse, Mondrian,
Pollock, and others. Main currents in criticism and connoisseurship will also
be emphasized. Visits to museums and art galleries planned. One three-hour
seminar. Offered in alternate years.
Staff
ART 346 Architecture and the Visual Arts (see ARC
302)
ART 348 Masters and Movements of 20th-Century Photography
· Fall LA
By focusing on six major figures (Stieglitz, Weston,
Moholy-Nagy, Evans, Frank, Sherman), this course examines the ways that
photography was transformed from a poor stepchild of the fine arts to a staple
of museum exhibitions. Topics will include the impact of abstraction on
photography; the interactions between art photography and the new print and
cinematic mass media; and the development of photographic collections and
criticism. Two 90-minute classes
A. McCauley
ART 350 Chinese Cinema · Fall LA
Thematic studies in Chinese film (Republic, People’s
Republic, Taiwan, Hong Kong), from the 1930s to the present with emphasis on
recent years, viewed in relation to traditional and modern Chinese visual arts
and literature, colonialism and globalism, Communist politics, gender and
family values, ethnicity and regionalism, melodrama and the avant-garde, the
cinematic market, artistic censorship, and other social issues. One three-hour
seminar, one evening viewing session.
J. Silbergeld
ART 351 Traditional Chinese Architecture (also ARC 351) · Not offered this year LA
Thematic introduction to traditional Chinese
architecture, urban design, and garden building, with attention to principles
and symbolism of siting and design; building techniques; modularity of
structures and interchangeability of palace, temple, tomb, and domestic design;
regional variation. Two lectures, one preceptorial.
J. Silbergeld
ART 354 The Art of the Print · Not offered this year LA
Surveys the history of prints in Europe and the
United States from 1400 to the present. It will combine two main approaches:
first, the distinctive history of printmaking, including origins, evolution of
techniques, and the political, religious, and cultural functions of prints; and
second, individual artistic developments, with emphasis on the work of major
printmakers, iconography, and formal innovations. Two lectures, one
preceptorial.
Staff
ART 366 Pre-Columbian Art: Ancient Mexico and Peru (also
LAS 366) · Not offered this year LA
A survey and comparison of high cultures in Central
and South America, with the exception of the material covered in 365. Two
lectures, one preceptorial. Offered in alternate years.
J. Pohl
ART 370 American Art and Nationalism · Not offered this
year LA
A survey of major developments and movements in
painting, architecture, sculpture, and the graphic arts in the United States
from the age of discovery through the Civil War period, with attention to themes
of national identity, democratic expression, and the cult of nature. Two
lectures, one preceptorial. Offered in alternate years.
J. Wilmerding
ART 371 American Art and Modernism · Not offered this year
LA
A survey of major developments and movements in
American painting and sculpture from the Centennial period to modern times,
with collateral attention to photography and printmaking, architecture and
landscape design. Attention is given to American art in the light of both
national traditions and the evolution of modern art abroad. Two lectures, one
preceptorial. Offered in alternate years.
R. DeLue
ART 375 Defining Moments in American Culture (see
AMS 375)
ART 376 American Art and Culture: The 1960s (see AMS
376)
ART 390 Modernist Colloquies: Photography and
Literature (see GER 373)
ART 391 Art in Germany Since 1960 (see GER 371)
ART 392 Issues in Contemporary Art (see VIS 392)
ART 400 Junior Seminar: Art History · Fall LA
An introduction to a range of methods and texts in
the history of the discipline. A junior seminar (400 or 401) is required of art
and archaeology concentrators. One three-hour seminar.
A. Wright, A.
McCauley
ART 401 Junior Seminar: Archaeology · Fall LA
Introduces students to the methods and thinking of
archaeologists and prehistorians. Topics include the concept of prehistory;
ethnographic analogy and the interpretation of material remains; relating
material culture to texts; schemes of cultural interpretation; and how to read
an excavation report. A junior seminar (400 or 401) is required of art and
archaeology concentrators. One three-hour seminar.
R. Bagley, W. Childs
ART 405 The Materials and Techniques of Painting · Not
offered this year LA
A historical survey of the construction of
paintings, with particular emphasis on examination techniques, such as infrared
and ultraviolet light examination, X-radiography, and sampling techniques. The
relationship between physical nature of paintings and the techniques of dating
and attributions. Three hours of lectures and laboratory demonstrations in the
conservation department of the art museum. Offered in alternate years.
N.
Muller
ART 410 Seminar. Greek Art · Not offered this year LA
Topics of Greek art and architecture that will
normally deal with the Hellenistic period (323– 31 B.C.). Depending on student
interest special subjects may also be treated in relation to the Hellenistic
period, such as classicism, or the course may concentrate on thematic studies,
such as architectural sculpture. Two 90-minute seminars. Prerequisite: a course
in ancient art or instructor’s permission. Offered in alternate years.
W.
Childs
ART 412 The Archaeology of the Greek Theater (also CLA
412) · Not offered this year LA
The history of the Greek Theater from the beginning
of tragedy and comedy in classical Athens through Hellenistic new comedy. The
dramatic festivals of Athens, development of theatrical architecture, scenic
conventions, and costumes will be considered. Texts of Greek plays will be
studied for their staging. One three-hour seminar.
T. Shear
ART 420 Seminar in Asian Art · Spring LA
A topic in Chinese or Japanese art, explored in
depth. One three-hour seminar. Prerequisite: a course in Asian art or the
instructor’s permission. Offered in alternate years.
Y. Shimizu
ART 422 Asian Archaeology (also EAS 422) · Not offered
this year LA
Detailed study of a topic in the art and archaeology
of ancient Asia, such as Eastern Zhou China; art of the steppe nomads;
comparative study of the most ancient Old World civilizations (Egypt,
Mesopotamia, China). One three-hour seminar. Prerequisite: 215 or instructor’s
permission. Offered in alternate years.
Staff
ART 423 Landscape Art in China · Spring LA
A course about Chinese concepts of nature and human
nature, theories and traditions of landscape art. Weekly consideration of such
themes as replicating and transforming the landscape; submission to/control of
nature; landscape as political allegory; pilgrimage and exile; gardens and
artists’ studios; landscape magic in ancient China; endangered pandas, power
dams, and the technology of modern art. One three-hour seminar.
J.
Silbergeld
ART 424 Virtue, Tyranny, and the Political Functions of
Chinese Painting · Not offered this year LA
The patrons of Chinese painting and many of its
leading artists were politicians by profession, both royal and
commoner-bureaucrats, and much of their art was designed to fulfill political
functions: propaganda, moral self-cultivation, self-advertisement and
self-consolation, expressions of support, resistance, and resignation. Half of
the course covers premodern China, half covers the 20th-century. One three-hour
seminar. Prerequisite: a course in Chinese art history or instructor’s
permission.
J. Silbergeld
ART 430 Seminar. Medieval Art (also HLS 430) · Fall LA
Topics in medieval art and/or architecture. One
three-hour seminar. Prerequisite: a course in the art of this period or
instructor’s permission.
S. Curcic
ART 435 The Arts of Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages · Not
offered this year LA
The course examines the art and architecture
associated with pilgrimage in Western Europe and the Holy Land. Emphasis will
be on the role played by the visual arts in the development of saints’ and
relic cults, and on the participation of the arts in the economic, social, and
devotional aspects of pilgrimage. One three-hour seminar.
Staff
ART 438 Representation of Faith and Power: Islamic
Architecture in Its Context (also NES 428) · Not offered this year LA
The seminar explores the means by which messages of
political and religious content were conveyed in Islamic architecture. Selected
key monuments or ensembles will be discussed on the basis of their specific
historical and religious setting. Special attention will be given to the
problem of symbolism in Islamic architecture.
T. Leisten
ART 440 Seminar. Renaissance Art · Spring LA
Topics in 15th- and 16th-century art. One three-hour
seminar. Prerequisite: a course in the art of this period or instructor’s
permission.
P. Brown
ART 442 Seminar. Old Master Drawings · Fall LA
The study of techniques, functions, and
connoisseurship of drawings, and their place in the interpretation of the
history of art. Drawings ca. 1400–1800 will be the major objects considered.
Extensive use of the resources of the art museum. One three-hour seminar.
Prerequisite: a course in Renaissance or baroque art or instructor’s
permission.
T. Kaufmann
ART 445 Topics in the History and Theory of Architecture
in Early-Modern Europe (also ARC 445) · Fall LA
Topics will focus on major figures, such as
Palladio, Wren, and Piranesi; centers, such as Rome and Venice; or themes, such
as architectural theory, the legacy of classical antiquity, and the villa. One
three-hour seminar.
J. Pinto
ART 446 Seminar. Northern European Art of the Late Middle
Ages and Early Renaissance · Not offered this year LA
This seminar will address various aspects of
northern European art during the late Middle Ages through early Renaissance.
One three-hour seminar. Prerequisite: a course in the art of this period or
instructor’s permission.
Staff
ART 448 Seminar. 17th- and 18th-Century Art · Not offered
this year LA
Topics in 17th- and 18th-century art and
architecture. One three-hour seminar. Prerequisite: a course in the art of this
period or instructor’s permission.
Staff
ART 450 Seminar. 19th-Century European Art (also ECS 450)
· Not offered this year LA
The seminar will focus on a specific aspect of art,
history, theory, and criticism in Europe between 1789 and 1913. Possible topics
include art and revolution, nationalism and the arts, orientalism and
primitivism, and theories of modernism. Prerequisites: a course in the art of
this period or permission of instructor. One three-hour seminar.
A. Wright
ART 452 Seminar. Modernism: The Ends of Art · Not offered
this year LA
Does art have an essential nature? Do different
mediums—painting, sculpture, photography, film, television, video—have specific
ontologies that demand specific methods? How is the autonomy of art debated,
and why is this debate so central to modernism? With images and texts by
primary artists and critics we will investigate the “ends” of art in the sense
of posited goals and presumed deaths. One three-hour seminar. Prerequisite: a
course in the art of this period or the instructor’s permission.
H. Foster
ART 454 Seminar. History of Photography · Not offered this
year LA
Topics on the aesthetic and stylistic development of
photography, including the study of movements and related critical theory, and
on the artistic achievement of particular photographers. One three-hour
seminar.
A. McCauley
ART 456 Seminar. Contemporary Art · Not offered this year
LA
Topics in contemporary painting, sculpture, or
criticism in Europe and America since World War II. Prerequisite: a course in
the art of this period or the instructor’s permission.
H. Foster
ART 458 Seminar. Modern Architecture (also ARC 458) · Not
offered this year LA
A study of some of the major themes and movements of
modern architecture from the late 19th century to the present day. Students
will be encouraged to examine the social and political context, to probe the
architects’ intellectual background, and consider issues of class and gender in
their relation to architectural and urban form. One three-hour seminar.
E.
da Costa Meyer
ART 461 Great Cities of the Greek World
An intensive interdisciplinary study of the evolution of a city, such as Athens, Constantinople, Thessaloniki, Alexandria, or Antioch, where Greek civilization flourished through successive periods, from antiquity to the present. A study of the form and the image of the city as seen in its monuments and urban fabric, as well as in the works of artists, writers, and travelers. Prerequisite: instructor’s permission. Two 90-minute classes.
