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ARTH 109

Assignments

Thursday, August 29: Introduction

Note the change in Classrooms from IRC 4 to IRC 2

Tuesday, September 3: Gardner, 13th ed. pp. 53-56, 14th ed. pp. 54-58 in preparation for our discussion of Early Egyptian Art.

Thursday, September 5: we will continue with Early Egyptian Art.

Tuesday, September 10: We will begin an examination of Egyptian Architecture. Read Gardner 13th ed. pp. 56-61, 14th ed. pp. 58-63 in preparation for our discussion of Egyptian Architecture I. Also read Gardner, 13th edition: pp.66-71 or 14th edition: pp. 68-73 in preparation for our discussion of Egyptian Architecture II.

Thursday, September 12: read Gardner, 13th edition: pp. pp. 62-65; 71-77 or 14th edition: pp. 64-68;74-82 in preparation for our discussion of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting.

Tuesday, September 17: We will complete our discussion of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting. Read Gardner, 13th edition: pp. 99-109 or 14th edition: pp. 105-115 in preparation for our discussion of Early Greek Art: from Geometric to Archaic.

Thursday, September 19: First Quiz: covers Egyptian material, Slide Lists 2-5. The format will be ten multiple choice questions based on material discussed in class.

Thursday, September 26: Class is cancelled today.

Thursday, October 3: Read Gardner, 13th edition pp.109-113; or 12th edition pp. 115-119;124-126 in preparation for our discussion of Early Greek Architecture.

Tuesday, October 8: Second Quiz: the quiz will focus on the architectural terms introduced in the list of terms at the end of the Slide List 7. The format of the quiz will be fill in the blanks. There will be a word bank. Read Gardner, 13th edition  pp. 118-126; 14th edition pp. 128-133 in preparation for our discussion of Early Classical Sculpture.

Thursday, October 10: 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. 133-142. I would encourage you to also review the page dedicated to the Parthenon I have constructed for my ARTH 200 class.

Thursday, October 24: 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.

Tuesday, October 29: read Gardner, 13th ed. pp. 137-140, 14th ed. pp. 145-153 in preparation for our discussion of Late Classical Sculpture.

Thursday, October 31: Read Gardner, 13th ed. pp. 140-154, 14th ed. pp. 153-162 in preparation for our discussion of Hellenistic Art.

Tuesday, November 5: Read Gardner, 13th ed. pp. 237-253, 14th ed. pp. 176-196 in preparation for our discussion of Roman Republican Art.

Thursday, November 7: Read Gardner, 13th ed., pp. 254-259; 14th ed., pp. 197-202 in preparation for our discussion of Art and Architecture from the time of Augustus.

Tuesday, November 12: Third Quiz: will cover material from Slide List 10-13. The quiz will be a multiple choice format with emphasis on the works that have been included in the Review Questions. Also pay attention to the architectural vocabulary included on the page entitled Arches and Vaults.

Read Gardner, 13th ed. pp. 260-276; 14th edition pp. 203-218 in preparation for our discussion of the Roman Architecture of the Early Empire.

Tuesday, November 19: Read Gardner, 13th ed. pp. 360-376; 14th ed., pp. 205-208, in preparation for our examination of Roman Imperial Sculpture.

Thursday, November 21: Read Gardner, 13th ed. pp.276-286; 289-308; 12th ed.,pp. 219-230; 233-270 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.

Thursday, December 5: Quiz 4: on the terms related to the parts of the Christian Basilica found at the end of the slide list dedicated to Late Antique and Early Christian Art and Architecture .

Tuesday, December 10: Deadline for submitting Optional Short Paper.

Thursday, December 12: Quiz 5: will cover material on Slide Lists 14-16. The format will be multiple choice.

Tuesday, December 17: 2:00-4:30: Second Exam: For more information, see the page devoted to the format of the exam.

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