2. Introduction to the History of Art II

11 hour

A survey of art and architecture from 1500 to the present. The course introduces the stu­dent to the basic terminology of the arts, the language of stylistic criticism, and the relation­ship of the arts to each other and to their historical background. Art History 1 is not prerequisite to Art History 2. Priority for enrollment is given to first- and second-year stu­dents. Dist: ART; WCult: W. Coffey, Kenseth.

4. Introduction to World Architecture

2 hour

A comparative study of several architectural styles past and present, Western and Non-Western. Consideration will be given to a variety of building types ranging from the mon­umental to the residential. Dist: ART. Heck, Hockley.

17:  Special Topics:  Abstract Expressionism

12 hour

Abstract Expressionism, the first American artistic movement to gain international recognition, embodied many conflicts and paradoxes. Steeping themselves in earlier European modernism, the artists nonetheless pursued a style that was to be a-historical in its immediacy. They aimed to address the most profound questions of civilization solely through acts of spontaneity. Lectures, readings, and discussions will examine Pollock, Gorky, DeKooning, Rothko, and others amidst the complexities of American culture of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. Dist: ART; WCult: W. Jordan.

22. Late Classical and Hellenistic Art in the Greek World

10A hour

The course examines the principal works of painting, sculpture, and architecture of the fourth through the first centuries B.C. This period marks the change from democracy to an age of kings and empire in the Greek world, a change associated with the rise of Macedonia as the dominant political and cultural force in Greece. In the reign of Alexander the Great, Macedonian power—and with it Greek civilization—expanded beyond the borders of Greece to encompass Egypt and the Near East. Particular emphasis will be given to recent discoveries in northern Greece of important monuments associated with the court of Alex­ander, his father Philip, and some of his immediate successors. Dist: ART; WCult: W. Cohen.

31. Byzantine Art

2 hour

A study of painting, sculpture, architecture, and the minor arts of Byzantium from the period of Iconoclasm to the fall of Constantinople. Emphasis will be placed on the use of art during this period to express the beliefs and goals of the church and the state and to sat­isfy private devotional needs. Dist: ART; WCult: W. Corrigan.

50. Romanticism

2A hour

From the late eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century the artistic and intellectual movement of Romanticism dominated European culture. Its emphasis on strong emotions, tumultuous nature, and individual imagination was seen as a reaction against the rationalism of Neoclassicism, and as a response to major social and political changes. This course explores key paintings, sculptures, and prints by Romantic artists from France, Britain, Germany, and Spain, including Delacroix, Géricault, Constable, Turner, Goya and Friedrich. Dist: ART. WCult: W. O’Rourke.

65. Japanese Prints

10 hour

A survey of the Japanese print tradition from its inception in the seventeenth century through modern prints in the early twentieth century, this course emphasizes the relationship between prints and the political, social, and cultural milieu in which they circulated. The curriculum includes applications of recent critiques and theoretical approaches from fields as diverse as sexuality and gender studies, mass culture and media studies, aesthetics of popular arts, and the sociology of consumption. Dist: ART; WCult: NW. Hockley.

70. American Encounters: From Conquest to 1900

9 hour

This course surveys visual culture in North America from the sixteenth century to 1900. In addition to the development of Anglo-American culture and identity, the course also explores the influence of Dutch, Spanish, and French settlers as well as Native American, African, and Asian contributions to North American art. We will consider painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, graphic art, folk traditions, and material culture with special emphasis on race, nation, gender, and class. Dist: ART; WCult: W. Coffey.

82. Advanced Seminar: Ideals of Physical Beauty: Gender and the Body in Ancient Art (requires permission of instructor)

3A hour

Since the foundation of Art History as a discipline, Greek art has been admired for its focus on physical beauty. Greek culture itself articulated criteria of beauty for both men and women and created mythological personas who exemplified these ideals. This seminar studies what the Greeks thought about beauty and ugliness as well as the links they drew between beauty and morality. It focuses on how artists went about depicting physical beauty and explores the link between perceived beauty and pictorial style. Cohen.

86. Senior Seminar in Art Historical Theory and Method (for senior Art History majors; requires permission of instructor)

2A hour

This course, identical to Art History 85, constitutes the Culminating Experience in the Art History major. Corrigan.

89. Independent Study

Arrange

Independent Study is intended for advanced students who have demonstrated their ability to do independent research in art history and who wish to study some topic in greater depth than is possible in a regularly scheduled course or seminar. The Independent Study project should be preceded by at least one Art History course in an area related to the topic under consideration, and may even develop out of that course. A student interested in undertaking Independent Study must first submit a proposal to the faculty member with whom he or she wishes to study. Assuming agreement by that faculty member, the proposal will then be reviewed by the entire Art History faculty. Ordinarily, this must be done in the term imme­diately preceding the term in which the Independent Study course will be taken. The Inde­pendent Study course cannot be used to fulfill any of the requirements for the Art History major or minor.

90-91. Honors (available only to senior Art History majors; requires submission of proposal and approval of Department)

Arrange

A sequence of two courses devoted to independent research and the writing of a thesis or execution of a project under direction of a departmental adviser. Students admitted to and participating in the departmental honors program must take these courses in consecutive terms of the senior year.