WINTER 2012 WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Although the schedule may still diverge from the master plan over the course of the quarter, the version that appears below will serve as a general guideline. Discussions and developing interests may influence the content to some extent, but please be sure to read the assigned chapters in Art Through the Ages before you come to class each week. Slide lists are linked under assignment in two formats, and hot-links to supplementary images will be included on the lists as I complete them. All other images are available in the eBook. Worksheets to augment the lectures (4 of which are required to be submitted for grades) are linked here.
Week Topic Assignment
1 Introduction to studying art history
Art Before History
 Kleiner, Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, Introduction and Chapter 1 (pp. 1-29)
slide list in [.pdf] or [.docx]
PBS: How Art Made The World ("The Day Pictures Were Born" and "More Human than Human"). Lascaux Cave official site
2 Art Before Classicism: Bronze Age cultures in Southwestern Asia and the Mediterranean
 Kleiner, Chapters 2-4, plus pp. 157-160 (Indus Valley civilization).
slide list in [.pdf] or [.docx]
First Exercise: Foundations of Graphic Communication. (Due week 3)
3

The Birth of the Classical Tradition in Greece

Kleiner, Chapters 5 and 9
slide list in [.pdf] [.docx].
PBS Nova: Secrets of the Parthenon
4

From Republican Rome to the Ottoman Empire

Kleiner, Chapters 10, 11, 12, and 13.
slide list in [.pdf] [.docx]
Second Workshop Exercise: Geometry in the art of Islam (due week 6).

5

Midterm Exam (up to 3.5 hours)

Exam Study guide
6

Manuscript Illumination, Letter Arts, and the Rise of the Book
Introduction to the Final Project

Kleiner, pp. 334, 351, 358-59, 411-418, 457-58, and 480-485 (book arts)
Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline of Art History: The Art of the Book in the Middle Ages (see also other listed essays); Illuminating the Word: The Saint John's Bible. There is no slide list for this week.
Final Project Guidelines
Third Workshop Exercise: Illuminated Manuscript Template (a copy of the template will be distributed in class)
7

Art & Architecture in the Middle Ages

Kleiner, Chapters 16, 17, 18; slide list in [.pdf] [.docx]
PBS Nova: Building the Great Cathedrals; Vocabulary for weeks 6 & 7
Final project conferences, by appointment

8

The expanding world: art in the age of exploration (Pilgrimage, the Crusades, and the Silk Road)

Kleiner, Chapters 6, 7, 8. There is no slide list for this week; be sure to take careful notes for completing the workshop and for use on the bonus portion of the exam.
Fourth Workshop Exercise: Mapping Medieval Exploration
9

The Renaissance, part 1: Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries

Kleiner, Chapters 19, 20; slide list in [.pdf] [.docx]
Vocabulary for weeks 9 & 10
10 The Renaissance, part 2: Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries

Kleiner, Chapters 21, 22, 23; slide list in [.pdf] [.docx]
The Sistine Chapel Virtual Tour; Video worksheet for Michelangelo Restored
Final project due
11 Final Exam Study guide for final exam

last update: 03.11.12