Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

3 Course Schedule: Date Lecture Topic Reading Week 1 08/27 Course Introduction; Fundamental Methods of Analysis Syllabus Introduction Pp.1-13 08/29 Art Before History; Paleolithic and Neolithic Art Pp. 14-29 Week 2 09/03 The Cradle of Modern Civilization; Mesopotamia/Persia Pp. 30-53 09/05 Image Review: Identification Quiz 1 Week 3 09/10 Egypt and the Pharaohs Pp. 54-83 09/12 Ancient Greece Image Review: Pp. 104-163 Identification Quiz 2 Week 4 09/17 The Etruscans Pp. 164-177 09/19 Late Antiquity Image Review: Pp. 232-253 Identification Quiz 3 Week 5 09/24 Byzantium (Early, Middle and Late) Pp. 254-281 09/26 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handout Image Review: Reading Response 1 Week 6 10/01 The Islamic World (Early and Late works of Art) Pp. 282-305 Identification Quiz 4 10/03 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handout Image Review: Reading Response 2 Week 7 10/08 Early Medieval Europe Geography and Historical Context Pp. 306-331 Maps and Handout 10/10 Romanesque Europe and Monumental Sculpture Pp. 332-363 Identification Quiz 5 Week 8 10/15 Midterm Maps and Handouts 10/17 Gothic Cathedrals and Architecture Review: Writing an Art History Paper Writing Workshop/Citations Film Week 9 10/22 Late Medieval Italy Pp. 400-421 Independent Artifact Assessment 1 10/24 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handouts Week 10 10/29 China and Korea to 1279 Pp. 448-473 10/31 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handouts Reading Response 3 Week 11 11/05 Japan before 1333 Pp. 474-489 11/07 Calligraphy