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FAH001/REL004
ARTHISTORYTO1700
Fall2013
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Course Description:
Major monuments and themes of world art and architecture from ancient times to the seventeenth
century, with emphasis on their religious aspects; we will study how art functioned in relation to
ancient cults and civilizations, and how images and buildings expressed and served the beliefs of
classical polytheism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism; how art
was created and viewed; how power was invested in images and how these images affect us today.
Key words/concepts: power, gender, monumentality, order, and environment
This course fulfills the World Civilization requirement and is cross-listed as Religion 4.
Learning Objectives:
In addition to learning about major monuments and themes in world art and architecture, students
will develop and practice the ability to analyze,interpret,contextualizeandwriteonvisualworksof
art.Theywilldevelopcriticalthinkingskillsinresponsetoscholarlyliteratureandbeintroducedto
disciplinarytheoriesandmethods.
Readings:
1. Marilyn Stokstad, Art History. Portable Books 1- 4. Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2013 (5th Edition).
Purchased as a package from the bookstore ($126.50, New), you will receive a free subscription
code for www.myartslab.com
NOTE:youmayopttopurchasetheonlinesubscriptiontothetimelimitedebook(180days)
[http://www.pearsonhighered.com/product?ISBN=9780205924066];alsocomeswitha
subscriptiontowww.myartslab.com($106.67).StudentsshouldselecttheStokstad,5/E,
CompleteEditionifmakinganonlinepurchaseoftheMyArtsLabsubscriptionwithebook.
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2. Christina Maranci, A Survival Guide for Art History Students. Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005.
(Bookstore)
3. Additional required and recommended readings are available as indicated on syllabus as PDF
files on the FAH001 Trunk course site.
Electronic Resources:
1. Course Web Page (Trunk): https://trunk.tufts.edu/xsl-portal
Course title: FAH000101ARTHISTORYTO1700
Information: syllabus, handouts, lecture slides, assignments, final exam schedule.
2. www.myartslab.com website with tutorials packaged with Stokstad textbook.
3. ARTIFACT, a database of study images and interactive software available at:
http://artifact.tufts.edu/artifact/
4. Oxford Art Online (a.k.a. Grove Art Online), encyclopedia. Access via Tuft Library electronic
resource at: http://www.oxfordartonline.com.ezproxy.library.tufts.edu/subscriber/
5. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art education online at:
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/
6. Chicago Manual of Style Online at Tisch Electronic Resource for writing academic papers
Requirements and Assignments: Please make a note of the dates and plan accordingly.
1. Attendance, participation and reading as assigned (10%)
2. Two visits with your section to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (week 4; week 9)
3. Two short assigned papers on original works of art at the Museum of Fine Arts:
Each paper: 4 pages, double-spaced, and typewritten
First paper due Wednesday Oct. 9, 2013, in class 10:30am (10%)
Second paper due Wednesday Nov. 13, 2013, in class 10:30am (25%)
4. Mid-term examination: Monday Oct. 21, 2013 (20%)
5. Final examination: Friday, Dec. 13, 2013 12:00-2:00pm (35%)
Policies:
Make-up exams will be given only in the case of documented illness or emergency.
Extensions for papers are granted with prior consent only. Late assignments may be refused or
graded down 1/3 of a letter grade (e.g. A to A-) per day late.
Note on Academic Integrity
Honesty, scholarly ethics and responsibility are fundamental to the integrity of the University
community. Academic dishonesty threatens the pursuit of knowledge and will not be tolerated.
Academic dishonesty including plagiarism will result in strict penalties including, but not limited
to, a failing grade in this course.
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WEEK 1
W, Sept. 4
Introduction (Kaminishi)
WEEK 2
M, Sept. 9
W, Sept. 11
WEEK 3
Classical Art
M, Sept. 16
Lecture: GreekArt(Harrington)
Reading: Stokstad,Art History, Chapter 5.
W, Sept. 18
WEEK 4
M, Sept. 23
W, Sept. 25
WEEK 5
M, Sept. 30
W, Oct. 2
WEEK 6
M, Oct. 7
W, Oct. 9
WEEK 7
M, Oct. 14
Lecture: Nature and Monumentality among the Olmec and Teotihuacanos (Zavala)
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M, Oct. 21
W, Oct. 23
WEEK 9
M, Oct. 28
W, Oct. 30
WEEK 10
Medieval Period
M, Nov. 4
W, Nov. 6
M, Nov. 11
W, Nov. 13
SecondPaperDueinclass
Lecture: Art in 15th-Century Italy (Baskins)
Reading: 1) Stokstad,Art History, Chapter 20.
2) Baxandall, Michael. Conditions of Trade, in Painting and Experience
in Fifteenth Century Italy [PDF]
See also: Italian Renaissance Learning Resources in Collection With the
National Gallery of Art [Online at:
http://italianrenaissanceresources.com/]
WEEK 12
M, Nov. 18
Lecture: NorthernRenaissance(Baskins)
Reading: 1)Stokstad, Art History, Chapter 19.
2) Karel van Mander (1604), The Painters Book (on Van Eyck, Roger
van der Weyden, and Durer), in E. Fernie, Art History and its Methods
(Phaidon, 1995). [PDF]
W, Nov. 20
Lecture: HighRenaissance(Baskins)
Reading: 1)Stokstad,Art History, Chapter 21.
2) Giorgio Vasari. Preface to Part Three, excerpt from Lives of the
Artists, 2nd ed., 1568. [PDF]
WEEK 13
M, Nov. 25
Lecture: RenaissanceArchitecturesMeansandMeanings(14001600)(Abramson)
Reading: Stokstad, Art History, Chapter 20.
W, Nov. 27
WEEK 14
M, Dec. 2
Lecture: BaroqueArchitectureExportedandTransformed(16001800)(Abramson)
Reading: Stokstad, Art History, Chapter 22, pp. 714-720.
W,Dec.4
Lecture: 17thCenturyEuropeanArt(McClellan)
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WEEK15
Classandsectionsend;Readingweek;andFinalExamonFridayDec.13
M,Dec.9
Conclusions(Kaminishi)