Fall, 2008

Friday, August 29: review material included on webpage entitled Art and Politics. Pay careful attention to David's Oath of the Horatii, and respond in your journal to the questions raised on this page concerning the David painting.

Wednesday, September 3: review the material on the webpage entitled Images of Authority I. Pay special attention to the Palette of Narmer and the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin. Articulate the ways the artists have constructed the power of the principal figures in these images. Consider the nature of their authority.

Friday, September 5: Images of the pharaoh are central to any examination of Egyptian art. Images like the seated statue of King Khafre (Chephren) and the standing statue of King Menkaure (Mycerinus) with his Queen are typical of Egyptian art. Examine these statues and articulate their common characteristics. In a consideration of the materials and treatment of the forms, how are they effective as ruler images? How do they conform to your expectations of what a portrait should be? Write your responses to these questions in your journals.

Khafre (Cheprhen) from Gizeh, Dynasty IV, c. 2520-2494 BCE. Diorite.

Menkaure (Mycerinus) and Queen Khamerenebty (?), from Gizeh, Dynasty IV, c. 2490-2472 BCE.

Monday, September 8: we will look at Greek Art. Review the webpage entitled the Greeks and the Other.

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