Course Description
Particular topics in Ancient and Medieval art and architecture treated in depth.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
The course is taught by different faculty; therefore, the
specific criteria should be flexible. Students will be fully
engaged with primary sources and asked to read and apply more
critical studies in the field as they develop an original
research project. These research topics are developed after a
series of meetings with the instructor and after extensive
reading beyond the general literature assigned. The final
research paper will address the stated themes of the course, as
well as a more synthetic consideration of larger issues.
Students
receive extra reading assignments; these consider issues of
methodology, context, and content. In some cases, students are
asked to present their research to the class. Others are asked
to
write more extensive exam questions reflecting extra reading and
research completed for the class.
Athena Title
Topics Ancient Medieval Art
Prerequisite
Two ARHI 3000-level courses and permission of major
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Selected topics in the History of the Art in Western Asia, Africa and Europe from the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and the Nile through the Hellenic, Hellenistic, and Roman civilizations up to the end of the Gothic era in northern Europe at the end of the Fifteenth Century. By the end of the course, the successful student will have demonstrated that she or he understands the basic methodologies for research appropriate for the topic as well as the current areas of dispute or controversy related to the topic. The primary means for demonstrating this understanding are research essays written as if for publication in a leading journal in that field.
Topical Outline
Topics: Architecture, Urban Planning, Sculpture, Painting, Patronage, Artists, Archaeology, Iconography, Reception or themes related to any of the foregoing.
Syllabus