Course Description
Art and architecture from the fourth century through the fourteenth century with an emphasis on the developments of religious and secular architecture.
Athena Title
Medieval Art and Architecture
Prerequisite
ARHI 2000 or ARHI 2000E or ARHI 2000H or ARHI 2300 or ARHI 2300E or ARHI 2311H or ARHI 2400 or ARHI 2400E or ARHI 2411H
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course presents the art and architecture in the West during the Middle Ages. It will give students the possibility to compare this art to visual materials from other regions and/or periods. Students will be tested three times on the materials covered. Successful students will have demonstrated that they can write convincing and factually correct essays about works of European art originating in all phases of the 1,000 years of the medieval era.
Topical Outline
1. The Medieval World and Forms of Art 2. The Medieval Society and Art Production 3. Subjects in Medieval Art 4. Part 1: Art before 1100 a. Before Romanesque: Early Christian, Byzantine, and Barbarian Art b. Before Romanesque: Carolingian and Ottonian Art c. Monasticism and Monastic Art d. Art and Architecture along the Pilgrims' Roads e. The Romanesque Apogee of the Twelfth Century f. England and the Holy Roman Empire g. Italy and Spain h. Romanesque Manuscript Illumination and Decorative Arts 5. Part 2: The Technological and Artistic Developments a. The Cistercians b. Gothic Art and Architecture c. Recent Approaches in Gothic Architecture d. Early Gothic Sculpture e. High Gothic Architecture f. High Gothic Monumental Sculpture in Europe g. France: Rayonnant Gothic h. France: Late Gothic i. England: Early Gothic j. England: Decorated and Perpendicular Style k. Germany and Central Europe l. Gothic in Spain and Italy
Syllabus