St. Lazare at Autun
Chartres Cathedral
Assignments
Wednesday, August 27: Introduction
Friday, August 29: Gardner, 13th ed. pp. 53-56, 12th ed. pp. 55-58 in preparation for our discussion of Early Egyptian Art.
Wednesday, September 3: read Gardner 13th ed. pp. 56-61, 12th ed. pp. 58-65 in preparation for our discussion of Egyptian Architecture I.
Friday, September 5 : read Gardner, 13th edition: pp.66-71 or 12th edition: pp. 69--76 in preparation for our discussion of Egyptian Architecture II.
Monday, September 8: read Gardner, 13th edition: pp. pp. 62-65; 71-77 or 12th edition: pp. 65-68;76-82 in preparation for our discussion of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting.
Friday, September 12: First Quiz: covers Slide Lists 2-5. The format will be ten multiple choice questions based on material discussed in class. Read Gardner, 13th edition: pp. 99-109 or 12th edition: pp. 105-115 in preparation for our discussion of Early Greek Art: from Geometric to Archaic.
Monday, September 22: Read Gardner, 13th edition pp.109-113; or 12th edition pp. 115-119;124-126 in preparation for our discussion of Early Greek Architecture.
Wednesday, September 24: Second Quiz: the quiz will focus on the architectural terms introduced in the list of terms at the end of the Slide List 7. Read Gardner, 13th edition pp. 118-126; 12th edition pp. 126-132 in preparation for our discussion of Early Classical Sculpture.
Monday, September 29:we will examine probably the most famous symbol of Greek culture the temple dedicated to the goddess Athena in Athens, the Parthenon. Read Gardner, 13th edition, pp. 126-137; 12th edition, pp. 132-142. I would encourage you to also review the page dedicated to the Parthenon I have constructed for my ARTH 200 class.
Monday, October 6: Review class for first exam. Come prepared to class to ask question and participate in discussion. If there is little participation, I will not conduct a review class for the second exam.
Wednesday, October 8: First Exam: will cover material on Slide Lists 2-9. See the page entitled Exam Format for a list of the works covered on the exam.
Monday, October 13: read Gardner, 13th ed. pp. 137-140, 12th ed. pp. 145-152.in preparation for our discussion of Late Classical Sculpture.
Wednesday, October 15: Read Gardner, 13th ed. pp. 140-154, 12th ed. pp. 153-164 in preparation for our discussion of Hellenistic Art.
Monday, October 20: Read Gardner, 13th ed. pp. 237-253, 12th ed. pp. 247-265 in preparation for our discussion of Roman Republican Art.
Wednesday, October 22: Read Gardner, 13th ed., pp. 254-259; 12th ed., pp. 265-271 in preparation for our discussion of Art and Architecture from the time of Augustus.
Monday, October 27: Read Gardner, 13th ed. pp. 260-276; 12th edition pp. 271-282 in preparation for our discussion of the Roman Architecture of the Early Empire.
Friday, October 31: Third Quiz: will cover material from Slide List 10-13. Read Gardner, 13th ed. pp. 360-276; 12th ed., pp.273-274, p. 276, in preparation for our examination of Roman Imperial Sculpture.
Wednesday, November 5: Read Gardner, 13th ed. pp.276-286; 289-308; 12th ed.,pp. 294-298, 301-322, 332-336 in preparation for our discussion of Late Antique and Early Christian Art and Architecture. See the webpage I have created for Early Christian Art and Architecture.
Wednesday, November 12: Quiz 4: on the terms related to the parts of the arch and vaults and the parts of the Christian Basilica found at the end of the slide list dedicated to Late Antique and Early Christian Art and Architecture .
Friday, November 14: We will begin class wrapping our discussion of the mosaic of San Vitale. Try to respond to the question for review comparing the Justinian mosaic from San Vitale to the Imperial Procession from the Ara Pacis. We will the consider a radically different cultural tradition in considering Insular / Hiberno-Saxon Art . Read Gardner 13th ed. pp. 407-415; 12th ed. pp. 421-429.
Friday, November 21: Quiz 5: will cover material on Slide list 16. Note there will be an additional Quiz that will cover material on Slide Lists 17 and 18. The date for this quiz will be announced after vacation. The final Cumulative Quiz Grade will still be based on the best 4 quizzes, but instead of the best 4 of 5 , it will be based on the best 4 of 6.
Monday, December 1: Read Gardner, 13th ed. pp. 415-421; 12th ed., pp. 430-436 in preparation for out discussion of Carolingian Art.
Monday, December 8: Quiz 6: will cover material on Slide Lists 17 and 18 (Hiberno-Saxon /Insular and Carolingian). The quiz will be multiple choice format.
Friday, December 5 and Monday, December 8: For material relating to Romanesque and Gothic art presented in class, see the webpages I have constructed for my Medieval Art class: Romanesque Architecture, Romanesque Sculpture , Gothic Architecture, and Gothic Sculpture. See also the ARTH 212 Assignments page for other related webpages.
Wednesday, December 10: The west portal of the Church of St. Lazare at Autun presents a Romanesque image of the Last Judgment, while the tympanum of the central door of the South Transept portals of Chartres Cathedral presents a Gothic rendition of the same subject matter. Compare these two images. Especially pay attention to the conception of Christ and our relationship to Christ in the two images:
St. Lazare at Autun |
Chartres Cathedral |
As a way of gaining perspective on the development of Medieval art consider the following comparison. Note the points of continuity, but also consider the differences:
Colossus of Barletta, early fifth century AD. |
"Beau Dieu", the trumeau for the central door of the west portals of Amiens Cathedral, c. 1220-1235. See the excellent website created by Columbia University dedicated to Amiens Cathedral. |
Optional Short Paper (between 3-5 typewritten pages): The paper can be focused on any of the questions for review that we have had since the beginning of the semester. This also includes questions for review on Slide Lists we haven't gotten to yet.
You are not required to do this short paper. Your final grade will be based on the best three of four grades: 2 exams, short paper, and cumulative quiz grade. This will ensure that you will not risk lowering your grade by doing the short paper. If you decide to take this option, the short paper is due on the last day of classes, Friday, December 12 at the latest.
Scale for Determining Quiz Grade:
A |
A- |
B+ |
B |
B- |
C+ |
C |
C- |
D+ |
D |
D- |
F |
40-38 |
37-36 |
35-34 |
33-31 |
30-29 |
28-26 |
25-24 |
23-21 |
20-19 |
18-16 |
15-13 |
12- |
Monday, December 15, 8:00-10:30 : Second Exam: For more information, see the page devoted to the format of the exam.
