Courses in History of Art (Division 392)

Hist. Art 101. Near Eastern and European Art from the Stone Age to the End of the Middle Ages.

(4). (HU).

The beginning of art; the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the ancient oriental empires (Egypt, Mesopotamia), of the classical world (Crete, Greece, Rome), and of the Middle Ages (Byzantium, Islam, Western Europe). Art is studied as an expression of the history, social organization, and aesthetic tendencies of these periods.

Hist. Art 102. Western Art from the End of the Middle Ages to the Present.

No credit granted to those who have completed 104 and 105, or 150. Two credits granted to those who have completed one of 104 or 105. (4). (HU).

Painting, sculpture, and architecture are studied as expressions of the history, social organization, and aesthetic tendencies of principal periods (Renaissance, Baroque, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, and Modern).

Hist. Art 103. Arts of Asia.

(4). (HU).

A study of some major aspects of the arts of India, China, and Japan, pointing out interrelationships as well as independent developments.

Hist. Art 108/CAAS 108. Introduction to African Art.

(4). (HU).

Building on a concept developed by Rubin in his ART AS TECHNOLOGY, (ed. by Zana Pearlstone) the study seeks to demonstrate the relationship between art production, on the one hand, and environmental and cultural factors, on the other hand.

Hist. Art 112/Art and Design 112. History of Photography.

(4). (HU).

A survey of the history of photography tracing its technical and aesthetic development, related to the other arts and the social context in which it evolved.

Hist. Art 113/Art and Design 113. Introduction to the Visual Arts.

This course is for non-art majors only. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).

An introduction to art methods, materials, historical processes and current directions in the study and practice of art.

Hist. Art 150. Great Masters of European and American Painting.

No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 102. (3). (Excl).

The major masters of Western painting from the Renaissance to the present. Modern movements are emphasized.

Hist. Art 151. Art:Ideas::East:West.

(3). (HU). Laboratory fee ($15) required.

A comparative study of eastern and western cultural forms, ideas, and values as they are reflected in painting, sculpture, poetry, music, and other forms of creative expression.

Hist. Art 194. First Year Seminar.

Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU).

The content varies, depending on the instructor.

Hist. Art 210. Norm and Storm: Rebellion in Art.

(3). (HU).

This is a course about rebellion in art. The image of the rebel is a familiar one in the late 20th-C, being employed in the selling of rock bands, luxury sedans and political platforms. This course seeks to explore the origins & uses of this image across several cultural traditions.

Hist. Art 211/WS 211. Gender and Popular Culture.

(4). (HU).

This course concentrated on visual manifestations of 'popular culture' in various media such as film, advertising, television and music videos. We focus on women as signs, producers and consumers, of 'popular culture' in 20th-century America with some attention also to masculinity and race.

Hist. Art 212/Architecture 212. Understanding Architecture.

Not open to students enrolled in Architecture. (3). (Excl).

Introduction to the appreciation and understanding of architecture by considering its vocabulary, grammar, and semantic structure in time and space.

Hist. Art 214/CAAS 214. Introduction to African-American Art.

(3). (Excl).

Serves as a support course for students in American art and culture studies and as a foundation course for studies in African American and africana studies. Lecture course, using traditional methodology of the discipline, and includes class discussion and slides to survey art by African Americans, covering the mid-19th century to the present.

Hist. Art 221/Class. Arch. 221. Introduction to Greek Archaeology.

(4; 3 in the half-term). (HU).

The archaeology of Crete and Greece to the age of Alexander and the contributions made to the history of civilization through excavation.

Hist. Art 222/Class. Arch. 222. Introduction to Roman Archaeology.

(4; 3 in the half-term). (HU).

A survey of the art and archaeology of the Roman world from the foundation of the city of Rome to the late empire under Constantine.

Hist. Art 230/Amer. Cult. 230. Art and Life in 19th-Century America.

(3). (HU).

This lecture/discussion class surveys painting, sculpture, architecture, and the visual and material culture of everyday life. It examines the impact of industrialization, Westward expansion, international art movements, and the rise of middle-class taste. Assignments include museum visits, readings in historical sources and recent critical interpretations, and original research.

Hist. Art 240/MARC 240. The Visual Arts in Medieval Society.

(3). (HU).

A study of masterworks of medieval art in relation to society, environment, technology, and literature and as an expression of a phase in the development of the moral and intellectual ideas of the western world. Emphasis is on the fortress, the castle, the city, the cathedral, the abbey, and the book. Lectures and discussions are supplemented by museum trips and by readings in medieval epic, romance, and general history in addition to more specialized studies in the history of art.

Hist. Art 250/MARC 250. Italian Renaissance Art, I.

(4). (HU).

Art and city culture in early Renaissance Italy.

Hist. Art 251/MARC 251. Italian Renaissance Art, II.

(4). (HU).

Painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy from Michelangelo to the Carracci.

Hist. Art 260. European Painting and Sculpture of the Seventeenth Century.

(4). (HU).

The art of the seventeenth century as embodied in the work of its greatest masters: Rembrandt, Vermeer, Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Poussin, and Velázquez. An attempt is made to define both the panoramic variety and underlying philosophical unity of the Baroque Age.

Hist. Art 271. Origins of Modernism: Nineteenth Century Visual Culture.

(4). (HU).

This course examines a series of remarkable episodes in modern French painting, from the establishment of an official, state-sponsored form of Classicism to the succession of movements that emerged in opposition to official art. The course is also designed to encourage close readings of images within the parameters of their historical contexts and of recent critical debates.

Hist. Art 272. 20th-Century Art: Modernism, The Avant Garde, The Aftermath.

(4; 3 in the half-term). (HU).

Explores, chronologically, the work of major 20th-century European and American artists.

Hist. Art 284. Introduction to Asian Painting.

(3). (HU).

An introduction to the variety of forms and range of representational and expressive means encountered among the religious and secular paintings of India, China, and Japan.

Hist. Art 285. Introduction to the Art and Architecture of the Islamic World.

(3). (HU).

A survey of the arts of the Near East and North Africa from the 7th to the 18th century.

Hist. Art 292. Introduction to Japanese Art and Culture.

No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Hist. of Art 495. (3). (HU).

A selective, in-depth look at key aspects of Japanese art and culture, the course is taught chronologically, with topics chosen from prehistory to the modern era.

Hist. Art 293. Sophomore Seminar in History of Art.

(3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

The sophomore seminar introduces students to the content, methods of approach, and critical thinking in the history of art. Seminars are offered in fall and winter semesters with different topics, taught by different faculty members. The seminars are specifically targeted to second-year undergraduate Honors students with limited previous knowlege of art history.

Hist. Art 305/MARC 323. The Themes and Symbols of Western Art.

(3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of twelve credits.

Areas covered in Western art vary from term to term in relation to the interests and specialization of the instructor.

Hist. Art 308. The Art of Landscape.

Hist. of Art 101, 102, or 103. (3). (Excl).

Drawing on traditions of landscape painting in both East and West, the course treats landscape as a theme and explore in important paintings differing, or similar, ways in which artists have looked at nature.

Hist. Art 324/Class. Arch. 324. Practicum in Field Archaeology.

Hist. of Art 221 and 222. (1-3). (Excl). Special fee required. May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Participation in excavation directed by a University of Michigan faculty member. Practical introduction to the methods and disciplines of field archaeology, through lectures and intensive work at the site. Students arrange their own transportation and pay a fee to the excavation fund to cover room and board.

Hist. Art 330/Amer. Cult. 330. Art in America: 1492-1825.

(3). (HU).

Survey of painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and the built environment in North America from the first European exploration through the formation of the United States and the period of the early Republic.

Hist. Art 332/Amer. Cult. 332. Art on Trial: American Public Monuments and Political Controversy.

(3). (HU). Laboratory fee ($20) required.

This course probes political controversy in American public arts, particularly around representations of gender and race. Using the Dream Plaques on the LS&A Bldg. as focal point, students learn how to question a public monument via concentric rings of interdisciplinary inquiry.

Hist. Art 333. Critical Approaches to the History of Art.

(3). (Excl).

This seminar examines a wide range of critical approaches to the history of art. The course aims to familiarize students with the discipline's rich and varied theoretical literature, as well as ongoing debates over the implication of differing methodologies.

Hist. Art 341. The Gothic Age.

(3). (HU).

A survey of the principal developments in European art and architecture between 1150 and 1400. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of the French cathedral and its sculpture and the development of stained glass and manuscript illumination.

Hist. Art 344/MARC 344. Early Medieval Kingdoms and Cultures: European Art 400-1000.

(3). (HU).

This course treats that period in European history, when, after the fall of Rome, waves of invading "barbarians" occupied the lands of the former empire and, as a product of dynamic interchange between cultures over time, new forms of art and architecture emerged. Cultural historical in orientation, the focus is on functions of imagery in early medieval societies.

Hist. Art 350/CAAS 370. Special Topics in African American Art.

Hist. of Art 108 and 214. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).

Lecture course focus on a theme, topic, media, or subject. Artists, aesthetics, cultural contexts, style are reviewed and discussed.

Hist. Art 360/CAAS 380. Special Topics in African Art.

Hist. of Art 108 or 214. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).

This course is designed to address in-depth, narrow-focused or comparative treatments of topics that are corollary to the regular African Art courses.

Hist. Art 374. Picasso and Modern Art.

Hist. of Art 102 or 272. (3). (Excl).

An examination of the painting, sculpture, ceramics, and graphic art of Pablo Picasso. His relation to, and influence upon, the art of the 20th century is emphasized.

Hist. Art 375. Art of the 60's.

(3). (Excl).

This course focuses on Western art during the period from 1960 through 1969 and surveys major movements and important individuals. Among the movements described are Pop, Op, Minimal, Color Field, Serial, Funk, Concept Art, Process Art, Happenings, Multi-media, Environments, Art and Destruction, New Realism, Cyborg, and Multiples. Major artists discussed include Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Claes Oldenberg, Allan Kaprow, Robert Morris, and Hans Haacke.

Hist. Art 376. Dada and Surrealism.

(3). (Excl).

The purpose of the course is to examine the problems explored by Dada, in the personalities of Duchamp, Arp, Schwitters, Ernst, and the Berlin Dadaists and briefly consider the influence of these artistic revolutionaries on the later art of this century. The growth of Surrealism and its relationship to new scientific and psychological thought is approached through the art and ideas of Arp, Miró, Ernst, Giacometti, Dali, Magritte, Tanguy, and some of their "followers." The lectures cover the Dada and Surrealist work in painting, sculpture, happenings, environments, and film. Outside reading includes material on the Dada and Surrealist achievement in literature and the theater.

Hist. Art 380/Class. Arch. 380/Anthro. 380. Minoan and Mycenaean Archaeology.

Hist. of Art 221 and 222. (3). (Excl).

A systematic, thematically-organized survey of the archaeology and art of the Aegean world in the Bronze Age, from the rise of state-level societies (the Minoans of Crete and the Mycenaeans of mainland Greece), to their collapse in the Greek 'Dark Ages'.

Hist. Art 382/ACABS 382/Cult. Anthro. 381. Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology.

(4; 3 in the half-term). (HU).

This course focuses on the material culture and disposition of archaeological sites in ancient Egypt and Nubia from c. 3200 bce-285 ac. The logic and nature of both sacred and secular landscapes are explored, and specific sites, some well known (such as the extensive temple precinct at Karnak and the Meroitic pyramids).

Hist. Art 383. The Art of Southeast Asia.

(3). (HU).

Interrelationships and contrasts among the Buddhist and Hindu arts of India, Ceylon, and Southeast Asia. This course emphasizes the architecture and sculpture of the two great religious systems of Indian Asia (Buddhism and Hinduism), their origin and developments in India, and their spread and transformation among the various cultures of Southeast Asia.

Hist. Art 385. Landscape Painting in China and Japan.

(3). (Excl).

This course presents a survey of Chinese landscape painting from the 9th to the 18th centuries. The history of Japanese landscape painting is studied as well with an emphasis on those phases that derive from and transform the Chinese landscape styles.

Hist. Art 386(410). Painting and Poetry in China.

(3). (HU).

The course is designed to explore word and image issues and at the same time introduce those genres of Chinese painting most directly affected by traditional Chinese literary theory.

Hist. Art 390. Japan's ìFloating Worldî.

(3). (Excl).

The Japanese world of the theatre and the brothels as expressed through paintings and prints of the seventeenth century through the nineteenth century. Connections are made with literature, including the popular novels, kabuki, and puppet plays of the age. Focus is on the major schools and designers of theatre prints, the artists who brought fame to the women of the geisha houses, and the various series of landscape prints reflecting well-known sites in Japan.

Hist. Art 391. Survey of Japanese Painting.

(3). (Excl).

The major trends in Japanese painting from the 7th to the 20th century. Subjects include Buddhist art, narrative picture scrolls, monochrome ink landscapes, golden screen paintings, the "decorative" school, and paintings based on studies from nature.

Hist. Art 392. Survey of Chinese Painting.

Hist. of Art 103. (3). (Excl).

A general survey of the history of Chinese painting from its early beginnings to the present, emphasizing changes in the perception of the world as one progresses through each of the successive dynasties into which the history of China is traditionally divided. Major artists and the painting movements with which they were connected are studied.

Hist. Art 393. Junior Proseminar.

Concentration in history of art. (3). (Excl).

Discussion of some general theme in the history of fine arts which introduces the student to problems of methodology and historiography. Required of Honors concentrators.

Hist. Art 394. Special Topics.

(3; 1-3 in the half-term). (Excl). May be elected for credit more than once.

The areas covered vary from term to term in relation to the interests and specialization of the instructor.

Hist. Art 396. Honors Thesis.

Hist. of Art 393. Open to students admitted to Honors in History of Art. (2). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for a total of four credits.

Individual Honors research.

Hist. Art 399. Independent Study.

Permission of instructor. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be elected for credit more than once.

Supervision of each student's work is assigned to an appropriate member of the staff.

Hist. Art 402. Contemporary Modes of Interpretation in Art History.

(3). (HU).

An introduction to the theoretical traditions in the humanities that have had the strongest impact on art-historical studies in recent years.

Hist. Art 403/NR&E 403. History of Western Landscape Architecture.

(3). (Excl).

A critical and historical analysis of Man's progress in designing, developing, and managing land and outdoor space to meet varying needs in different times and places. Emphasis on European gardens, architecture, and urban design.

Hist. Art 404/CAAS 404. The Art of Africa.

(3). (Excl).

A broad introduction which deals with African art – masks, figures, etc. – in the context of African society.

Hist. Art 405. Artists and Patrons.

Hist. of Art 101. (3). (HU). May be elected for credit more than once with permission of chair.

A study of the interaction between artists and their patrons during the Medieval, Renaissance, or Baroque periods, with emphasis on the patronage of a selected family or institution.

Hist. Art 411. Interpretations of Landscape.

Hist. of Art 102 or 103. (3). (Excl).

This course examines the evolution of the taste for landscape painting as a special topic in art history. The taste for landscape painting evolved both in China and in Europe under special circumstances which, if not identical, are open to historical comparison.

Hist. Art 412. Architecture of the Renaissance.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

A survey of the emergence of a specifically Renaissance architecture in 15th and 16th century Italy is followed by a study of its diffusion in Spain, France, and England and of its adaptation to the new world of the Americas. The parallel development of the imperial mosque in 16th century Ottoman Turkey concludes the course.

Hist. Art 415/WS 415. Studies in Gender and the Arts.

One course in women's studies or history of art. (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of nine credits.

This course incorporates the analysis of gender issues into the historical examination of selected aspects of artistic and cultural production.

Hist. Art 420/Amer. Cult. 432. National Identity in American Art.

Any prior coursework in history of art, American culture, or American history. (3). (Excl).

This course examines a series of moments, from Colonial portraiture to Abstract Expressionism, which artists, critics, historians, or their public have claimed were uniquely American. By studying related issues in cultural, political, and social history, we examine how Americans have sought to define a national identity though art.

Hist. Art 421/Class. Arch. 421. Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East.

One previous art history, anthropology, or classical archaeology course recommended. (3). (HU).

Survey of art and archaeology of ancient Mesopotamia/Iran with focus on art as a reflection of societies producing it. Concepts of aesthetics, iconography, narrative patterns, programs of piety/politics in architecture, sculpture, painting, and seals.

Hist. Art 422/Class. Arch. 422. Etruscan Art and Archaeology.

Hist. of Art 221 or 222. (3). (HU).

A survey of the architecture, sculpture, and painting of the Etruscans with special reference to Greek (and other) influences and the Etruscan impact on Rome.

Hist. Art 423/Class. Arch. 423. Roman Campania.

(3). (Excl).

A study of the public and private monuments of Cumae, Baiae, Puteoli, Neapolis, Pompeii, and Herculaneum. Representative works of sculpture, painting, and mosaic in the Naples Museum are discussed.

Hist. Art 424/Class. Arch. 424. Archaeology of the Roman Provinces.

Hist. of Art 221 or 222. (3). (HU).

The archaeology of the Roman provinces highlights the divergent forms of sculpture, mosaics, and architecture in different parts of the Roman world ca. 100 B.C.-A.D. 400, with particular attention to the pre-Roman background. The major areas for study are the Northwest European, the North African, and the Eastern provinces.

Hist. Art 425/CAAS 435. 20th Century African-American Art.

Hist. of Art 214 or 272. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).

Upper level art history lecture course examines monuments, artists, technique and works of art, symbolism within a chronological and regional framework. Various media examined in relation to American culture and history.

Hist. Art 427/Class. Arch. 427. Pompeii: Its Life and Art.

(3). (Excl).

A detailed analysis of the excavations of Pompeii with particular attention to town planning, architectural development, and popular art. Assigned readings and illustrated lectures.

Hist. Art 428/Class. Arch. 428. The Public Spaces of Imperial Rome.

Hist. of Art 101 or 222. (3). (Excl).

This course examines the functional, aesthetic, and didactic relationships between art and architecture in the city of Rome from the reign of the first emperor Augustus (27-14) to the age of the Severans in the early third century AD.

Hist. Art 431/Class. Arch. 431. Principal Greek Archaeological Sites.

A course in archaeology. (3). (Excl).

A study of selected Greek sites with attention placed on their growth and development as illustrated by archaeological remains.

Hist. Art 433/Class. Arch. 433. Greek Sculpture.

Hist. of Art 101. (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).

A survey of the Greek achievement in the plastic arts. Attention is given to relief and architectural sculpture as well as to sculpture in the round; emphasis is placed on stylistic development. The chronological scope of the course runs from earliest times to the close of the fourth century, but stress is always put on a single significant period.

Hist. Art 434/Class. Arch. 434. Archaic Greek Art.

(3). (HU).

The development of the Greek expression in the arts in the Archaic period: architecture, painting, and sculpture.

Hist. Art 435/Class. Arch. 435. The Art and Archaeology of Asia Minor.

(3). (HU).

The culture and civilization of the Hittites, Phrygians, and Lydians and their architectural and aesthetic achievement. The Greek and Roman impact on Asia Minor and the blending of artistic styles.

Hist. Art 436/Class. Arch. 436. Hellenistic and Roman Architecture.

Hist. of Art 101 or 221 or 222. (3). (HU).

Architecture in the Hellenistic and Roman world from 323 B.C. to the close of the Roman Empire. Emphasis is given to the architectural centers of the ancient classical world: the Greek mainland, the Asia Minor coast, Syria, North Africa, Gaul, Spain, and Italy.

Hist. Art 437/Class. Arch. 437. Egyptian Art and Archaeology.

(3). (HU).

A survey of Egyptian art and archaeology from its beginning to Roman times.

Hist. Art 438/Class. Arch. 438. The Art and Archaeology of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt.

Permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).

Exploration of the art produced in Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The study of this art has a double focus: (1) to understand its relation to the traditions of the Pharaonic Egyptian past; and (2) to understand how it reflects and also influences Hellenistic and Roman art and tastes.

Hist. Art 439/Class. Arch. 439. Greek Vase Painting.

(3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).

A study of the development of painted Greek pottery, its painters, and its stylistic aspects. Red and black-figured ware in the workshops of Athens and Corinth receive particular attention.

Hist. Art 440/Class. Arch. 440. Cities and Sanctuaries of Classical Greece.

A course in archaeology. (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).

A survey of the major excavated cities and sanctuaries of Greece from 776 B.C. through the first century B.C.

Hist. Art 441. Jewish Art: A Survey from Antiquity to the Present Day.

(3). (Excl).

This course reveals how the art of Judaism emerged out of the complex socio-political, cultural and artistic involvement of Jews with multiple cultures and civilizations over a 3000 year period.

Hist. Art 442/Class. Arch. 442. Late Antique and Early Christian Art and Architecture.

Hist. of Art 101 or 222. (3). (Excl).

This course surveys the architecture, painting, and sculpture of the late Roman and Early Byzantine Empires (A.D. 200-600). Primary emphasis is on how social, political, and religious forces affected the arts in their style, imagery, patterns of production and patronage.

Hist. Art 443/Class. Arch. 443. The Art and Archaeology of Greek Colonization.

Hist. of Art 221. (3). (HU).

The history and morphology of Greek settlements in Sicily, South Italy, Africa, and elsewhere along the coast of the Mediterranean and on the shore of the Black Sea in the archaic and classical periods, allowing comparison between Greek experiences in different parts of their newly expanded world. Analysis of the phenomenon of colonization and motivation or participants.

Hist. Art 444. Romanesque Art.

Hist. of Art 101. (3). (HU).

The sculpture, painting, manuscript illumination, and metalwork of the twelfth-century "Renaissance" in Western Europe.

Hist. Art 445/MARC 445. Medieval Architecture.

Hist. of Art 101. (3). (HU).

A survey of the development of medieval architecture from the origins of the Early Christian basilica to the cathedrals of the Gothic period. Special emphasis is placed on the structural evolution of the church building and the theological, liturgical, and aesthetic bases of the evolution.

Hist. Art 446/MARC 446. The Courtly Arts of the High and Late Middle Ages.

Hist. of Art 101 or 102. (3). (Excl).

A course in the art and architecture connected with Medieval courts from 1250 to 1420, with focus on painting, manuscript illumination and sculpture. Particular emphasis on the courts of the French and English kings, of German Emperors at Prague, of Dukes of Berry and Burgundy, the Doges of Venice and the Pope at Avignon. We shall examine the major works of art commissioned by these courts in terms of both fourteenth-century artistic concerns and such social forces as new religious movements and the rise of chivalric culture.

Hist. Art 448. Medieval Manuscript Illumination.

Hist. of Art 101. (3). (HU).

The art of the illuminated book from its beginnings to the High Middle Ages.

Hist. Art 450. Topics in Early Renaissance Art in Italy.

Hist. of Art 101 or 250. (3). (Excl).

Painting and sculpture of the fifteenth century in selected regions of Italy. In any one term emphasis is placed on a particular locale, tradition, or media.

Hist. Art 451. Topics in High Renaissance Art in Italy.

Hist. of Art 102 or 250. (3). (Excl).

Painting and sculpture between 1500 and 1580 in Italy. Emphasis is placed on the art of Florence and Rome.

Hist. Art 452. Northern European Art of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries.

Hist. of Art 101 or 102. (3). (Excl).

An investigation of the art of France, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Hist. Art 453. Venetian Painting.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

A survey of the master painters of northern Italy from 1400-1600, with emphasis on the art of Mantegna, Giovanni Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto. Focus is on both the special nature of Venetian art and on the creative uniqueness of each master.

Hist. Art 454/MARC 454. Late Renaissance Art in Italy.

Hist. of Art 102 or 250. (3). (Excl).

Painting and sculpture between 1520 and 1590 in central Italy.

Hist. Art 458. Florentine Sculpture of the Renaissance.

Hist. of Art 102 or 250. (3). (Excl).

The evolution of Florentine Renaissance sculpture, with special emphasis on the works of Ghiberti, Donatello, Verrocchio, and Michelangelo, and on the relationships between this art and the historical/cultural currents of the period.

Hist. Art 462. Baroque Art in Italy.

Hist. of Art 102 or 260. (3). (Excl).

The revival of artistic activity in Rome with the Carracci and Caravaggio and its continuation and expansion in the work of such artists as Guercino, Reni, Strozzi, Pietro da Cortona, Bernini, Gaulli, Pozzo, and Preti.

Hist. Art 463. Varieties of Dutch and Flemish Painting.

Hist. of Art 102 and 260. (3). (Excl).

The course deals with the pictorial art of the Netherlands during the seventeenth century and the visual culture to which it belonged.

Hist. Art 465. Rembrandt and His Contemporaries.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

An exploration of the unique fusion of humane and religious values in the paintings of Rembrandt as well as a survey of such other outstanding artists of the Dutch Republic as Hals, Vermeer, Terborch, and Steen. Stylistic and iconographic analyses are used to elucidate the work of these and other artists, and their production are likewise considered in relation to the historical, economic, and cultural factors operative within their environment.

Hist. Art 466. French Art in the Age of Absolutism.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

The formation in painting and sculpture and in relevant architectural complexes of the essentially classical tradition in French art. Particular emphasis is given to the relationship of that development to the shifting political, religious, and social life of France from the accession of Henry IV to the end of the reign of Louis XIV.

Hist. Art 467. Eighteenth-Century Painting in Europe.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

A survey of the evolution of painting in Europe during the eighteenth century. Some attention is given to sculpture and decorative arts of the period and their relationship to the other arts.

Hist. Art 468. Sculptural Practices of the 20th Century.

(3). (Excl).

Sculpture from Rodin to the present including such movements as Expressionism, Futurism, Constructivism, and Surrealism.

Hist. Art 469. Neoclassic and Romantic Painting.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

Painting of the Neoclassic and Romantic movements from about 1760 to 1840 with emphasis on France, England, and Germany.

Hist. Art 471. Investigations of Recent Art.

Hist. of Art 272. (3). (Excl).

Explores different aspects of the complex world of recent art. If offered in a half term, the course is structured around 14 video-taped interviews with important avant-garde artists.

Hist. Art 472. Nineteenth-Century Architecture.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

A study of the main currents in Western architecture from the French Revolution to the Chicago Fair of 1893. Attention is paid to Romantic Classicism in Europe and the United States, the academic tradition in France, Victorian architecture, and the development of the metal frame.

Hist. Art 473. Twentieth-Century Architecture.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

A study of the main currents in twentieth century architecture from the 1890's to the present. Major figures such as Wright, Le Corbusier, Van der Rohe are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the impact of the Brauhaus, the international style, and town planning. Recent developments in technology and design are discussed.

Hist. Art 474. American Art to 1913.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

A survey of American painting, sculpture, and architecture from Colonial times to the Armory Show of 1913.

Hist. Art 475. Studies in Eighteenth-Century Anglo-American Art.

(3). (Excl).

The consideration of eighteenth-century American art as an extension of English and European art subject to distinctively American circumstances and values. Selected themes according to place, style, or personality.

Hist. Art 476. Realism in European Art, c.1840-1870.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

Presents a survey of Realist art, primarily in France, from about 1840 to c.1870. It covers the passage from Romanticism to the emergence of a Realist movement in France in the years 1848 to the mid-1850's, to the beginnings of Modernism in the 1860's.

Hist. Art 477. French Impressionism.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

Presents a survey of Impressionist painting in France from about 1865 to about 1920. It covers the emergence of Impressionism in the 1860s, the high years of the movement in the 1870s, and the various late directions taken in the work of Monet, Renoir, Pissaro, and Degas.

Hist. Art 478. American Art: 1890 to 1940.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

A survey stressing the evolution of American painting between two World Wars. Included are such movements as "Ash Can" Realism, Precisionism, Social Realism, Magic Realism, Regionalism and Geometric Abstractionism. Among the painters discussed are Georgia O'Keefe, John Marin, Edward Hopper, Charles Sheeler, Ben Shahn, and Stuart Davis.

Hist. Art 480. Art of Ancient Mesopotamia.

Hist. of Art 101. (3). (Excl).

Survey of the art and architecture of Mesopotamia from the painted pottery cultures through the Neo-Babylonians.

Hist. Art 481/Class. Arch. 481. Art of Ancient Iran.

Hist. of Art 101. (3). (Excl).

Survey of the arts of Iran from the Neolithic period through the Sasanian dynasty.

Hist. Art 482. Buddhist Art.

(3). (Excl).

Buddhism as reflected in the arts of Asia with emphasis on architecture, sculpture, and painting. Content varies from term to term.

Hist. Art 483. Asian Architecture.

Hist. of Art 103. (3). (Excl).

Survey of most of the significant religious and secular architectural monuments of India, Southeast Asia, China, and Japan, viewed in the context of their religious and social functions and analyzed according to their plans, materials, structural techniques, exterior and interior decoration, environmental settings, and stylistic evolution.

Hist. Art 484. The Art of Cambodia and Indonesia.

Hist. of Art 103 and 383. (3). (Excl).

This course explores the art of Cambodia and Indonesia from its beginnings to the classical periods of architectural fluorescence. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between temple architecture and cosmology, on questions of patronage and cultural bias, and on the relationship between temple sculpture and ancestor worship.

Hist. Art 485. The Art of Thailand and Burma.

Hist. of Art 103 and 383. (3). (Excl).

This course explores the art of Thailand and Burma, from its beginnings to the classical periods of architectural fluorescence. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between temple architecture and cosmology, on questions of patronage and cultural bias, and on the relationship between temple sculpture and ancestor worship.

Hist. Art 486. Middle Eastern Cities.

Hist. of Art 285 or any course in Islamic history or civilization. (3). (Excl).

This course presents an overview of city formation and urbanism in the Near East from pre-Islamic times to the present.

Hist. Art 487/Chinese 475/Asian Studies 475/RC Hums. 475/Phil. 475. The Arts and Letters of China.

(4). (HU).

An interdisciplinary introduction to Chinese civilization through the study of significant and representative works from philosophy, art, drama, and literature. Taught jointly by a team of faculty specialists.

Hist. Art 488. The Decorative Arts in Islamic Countries.

Hist. of Art 101. (3). (Excl).

A hands on treatment of Islamic decorative arts from the 8th to 17th centuries including ceramics, metalwork, glass, and textiles.

Hist. Art 491. Art of the Eastern Islamic World.

Hist. of Art 101. (3). (Excl).

A thematic survey of the architecture and arts of Persia and Central Asia from the 7th to 17th centuries.

Hist. Art 492/Amer. Cult. 492. The White City: The Drama of Urban-Industrial America, the Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893.

(3). (Excl).

An interdisciplinary study of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 as an expression of the America signaled by the cultural coming of age of Chicago, the capital of the Midwest. Emphasis is placed on the visual arts and belles lettres as they reflected and informed the perceptions and aspirations of a newly unified nation caught up in the process of modernization. Responses of small-town visitors, utopian visionaries, world-citizens, etc., are compared. The Fair as ideal and as illusion is examined with reference to twentieth-century developments.

Hist. Art 493. Art of India.

Hist. of Art 103. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($15) required.

Sculpture, painting, and architecture with emphasis on their relation to traditional Indian religion and philosophy.

Hist. Art 494. Art of China.

Hist. of Art 103. (3). (Excl).

Bronzes, jades, sculpture, painting, and architecture with emphasis on their relation to traditional Chinese religion and philosophy.

Hist. Art 498. Japanese Sculpture.

Hist. or Art 103. (3). (Excl).

Surveys the various types of Japanese sculpture from the early haniwa figures until the 20th century.

Hist. Art 499/Amer. Cult. 499. The Arts in American Life.

Seniors concentrators, seniors in any Honors curriculum, or graduate students with permission. (3). (Excl). May be elected for credit more than once with permission of instructor.

An historical and critical survey of the relation of the visual arts to American literature, philosophy, and technology from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Lectures and discussions.

Hist. Art 502. Techniques of Art.

Hist. of Art 101 or 102. (3). (Excl).

This proseminar gives emphasis to the technical aspects of the works of art from both practical and historic viewpoints. The techniques emphasized vary according to the particular instructor's area of specialization.

Hist. Art 503/Art and Design 565. Materials and Techniques of the Artist.

Junior, senior, or graduate standing in History of Art or Art School. (3). (Excl).

An introductory investigation into the media and materials of artists. Designed particularly for advanced students in art history.

Hist. Art 514. Spanish Art: El Greco to Goya.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

Renaissance and Baroque art of Spain with particular attention to the great masters such as El Greco, Ribera, Cano, Velázquez, Berruguette, Montanés, and Goya.

Hist. Art 515/Class. Arch. 515. The Archaeology of the Roman Economy.

Hist. of Art 222 and upperclass standing.(3). (Excl).

The ancient economy cannot be fully understood on the basis of literary and documentary evidence alone. This course focuses on the archaeological evidence for agriculture, crafts, and industry, transport and trade in the Roman world. On such a study can be built a better understanding of ancient society.

Hist. Art 520/Museum Practice 520. Fundamentals of Museum Practice.

Junior standing, and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl).

An introduction to the museum's role in collecting, preserving, displaying, and interpreting original works of art. It presents the organization and operation of art museums today. It covers the historical development of private and public collecting in Europe and America and explores the evolution of museums as organizations and buildings. The course focuses on the philosophical issues surrounding their existence and the evolving role of museums in western society.

Hist. Art 524. Graphic Arts from 1400 to 1660.

Hist. of Art 101 and 341; or Hist. of Art 452. (3). (Excl).

An investigation of the origins and development of woodcuts, engravings, etchings, and related media from the later Middle Ages to the age of Rembrandt.

Hist. Art 525. Graphic Arts from 1660 to the Present.

Hist. of Art 102 and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl).

A survey of the various trends in the graphic arts in Europe and America from the death of Rembrandt to the present.

Hist. Art 526. Decorative Arts, 1500-1900.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

A critical survey of the arts of decoration, such as porcelain, bronzes, and textiles, in Europe and America from the Renaissance to the end of the Victorian era.

Hist. Art 531/Class. Arch. 531/Anthro. 587. Aegean Art and Archaeology.

Hist. of Art 221 or 222. (3). (Excl).

A survey of the major sites of Greece, Crete, and the Cyclades in the Bronze Age, with particular reference to architectural and ceramic development and interdependence.

Hist. Art 534/Class. Arch. 534. Ancient Painting.

Hist. of Art 101 and either Hist. of Art 221 or 222. (3). (Excl).

The development of monumental painting from Hellenistic through Roman Imperial times. Emphasis is placed upon monumental wall paintings, but mosaics and other two-dimensional arts are studied when appropriate.

Hist. Art 536/Class. Arch. 536. Hellenistic and Roman Sculpture.

Hist. of Art 101 or 222. (3). (Excl).

A critical examination of the sculptural works of the Hellenistic Age and of Republican and Imperial Rome, with emphasis on stylistic and chronological development.

Hist. Art 539/Class. Arch. 539. Greek Architecture.

Hist. of Art 101, and 221 or 222. (3). (Excl).

A study of key periods in Greek architecture. In any one term emphasis is placed on a particular period, e.g., the Periclean Age or Hellenistic Greece.

Hist. Art 540/Class. Arch. 540. Art and Archaeology of Byzantine Egypt.

Hist. of Art 101, 442, or 542. (3). (Excl).

This course examines the art, architecture and artifacts of Early Byzantine Egypt (A.D. 300-650). Introductory lectures review the major scholarly steps by which the cultural remains have come to be defined. Subsequent discussions focus on important questions raised by recent investigations into the historical setting.

Hist. Art 542. Byzantine Art.

Hist. of Art 101. (3). (Excl).

The architecture, mosaics, manuscript illumination, and decorative arts of the Byzantine Empire from the time of Constantine the Great to the fall of Constantinople.

Hist. Art 543. Carolingian and Early German Art.

Hist. of Art 101. (3). (Excl).

The beginnings of German art: indigenous sources, the classical tradition, and the influence of Byzantium from Charlemagne in the ninth century through Otto the Great and his eleventh-century successors.

Hist. Art 547. Late Medieval Painting in Italy.

Hist. of Art 101 and 341. (3). (Excl).

Italian painting of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, with emphasis on the Florentine and Sienese masters Giotto, Duccio, Simone Martini, and the Lorenzetti.

Hist. Art 548. Gothic Sculpture in Northern Europe.

Hist. of Art 101, 341, 445, 446, or 452. (3). (Excl).

Intensive survey of Gothic sculpture of the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries in northern Europe. Lectures and readings focus on architectural sculpture, funerary sculpture, liturgical furniture, and the free standing devotional figure.

Hist. Art 555. Renaissance Architecture in Italy.

Hist. of Art 101 or 102. (3). (Excl).

The development of the classical language of architecture from Brunelleschi to Palladio. Some attention is given to the diffusion of Italian influence in Germany and Spain.

Hist. Art 556. Renaissance Art in Italy.

Hist. of Art 102 or 150. (3). (Excl).

Study of Renaissance Italian Art other than architecture.

Hist. Art 560/CAAS 562. African Art and Archaeology.

Hist. of Art 108 or 404. (3). (Excl).

This course examines the content and significance of works of art from selected archaeological sites. It reevaluates their potential as sources of historical evidence while offering critical insights into current interpretations given to their discoveries.

Hist. Art 562. Baroque Sculpture in Italy and Spain.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

The sculptural works of Gianlorenzo Bernini as expressions of Italian culture and religious ideals and of Montanés and Cano as expressions of the Spanish view of life receive major emphasis. Attention is also given to the creative uniqueness of these masters and of other important seventeenth-century sculptors such as Algardi, Duquesnoy, and Bernini's followers. The interchange of ideas between sculptors and painters is likewise explored.

Hist. Art 565. Early Modern Architecture in Italy, Austria, and Germany.

(3). (Excl).

The architectural forms and complexes of Baroque Rome, Turin, and Vienna and their final flowering in the churches and palaces of southern Germany in the eighteenth century.

Hist. Art 566. French Architecture from the Renaissance to the Revolution.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

The development of a specifically French idiom within the forms and traditions of Renaissance and Baroque architecture.

Hist. Art 568. Art in Britain, 1600-1870.

Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).

Painting, architecture, and sculpture from the advent of the Renaissance through the historical revivals of the mid-nineteenth century.

Hist. Art 572. Expressionism in Twentieth-Century Art.

Hist. of Art 102 and either Hist. of Art 271 or 272. (3). (Excl).

An examination of the sources, movements, and major artists of Expressionist painting and sculpture. Post-Impressionism, Symbolism and Art Nouveau, Fauvism, German Expressionism (Bridge and Blue Rider groups), and Abstract Expressionism are surveyed. Content varies from term to term.

Hist. Art 574. Cubism.

Hist. of Art 102 and 272. (3). (Excl).

The development of Cubism as an art form. Its principal proponents (Picasso, Braque, Duchamp, etc., and its influence on twentieth-century art and architecture.

Hist. Art 575. Mass Media and the Visual Arts.

Hist. of Art 102 or 272. (3). (Excl).

An investigation of the interrelationship between twentieth-century mass media and the visual arts. Considers the interaction in (1) technology, (2) style, and (3) message and content between the mass media (including advertising, photojournalism, television, and cinema) and the visual arts (including painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, cinematography, T.V. tape, happenings, environments, process art, concept art, and "The Art Game").

Hist. Art 578. American Art: 1940 to the Present.

Hist. of Art 102, 272, or 478. (3). (Excl).

An examination of key developments during this period when American art achieved world prominence. This lecture course is planned to provide upper level undergraduate students with an intensive survey of the major movements and personalities in United States visual arts from 1940 to the present. The end of the course is continually revised to assure accurate coverage. Examination of the sources and development of American "figurative painting" during these years (Magic Realism, Wyeth, Avery, Object Art, and Radical Realism) is followed by the study of the American contributions to the abstract art of this period ("New York School," Albers, Color Field, Systematic painting, Minimal Art, Happenings, Concept Art, et al.). Outside reading includes material to suggest related developments during these years in American literature, film, dance, and theater.

Hist. Art 579. Aesthetics of Film.

Hist. of Art 102, 236, or 272. (3). (Excl).

An investigation into the problems of film as a visual art. This course considers the elements of form and composition in selected commercial feature-length films, experimental figurative films, experimental abstract films and cartoons and other animation. Focus is divided between considering general principles of film as art (perception, film time and film space, black-and-white versus color composition, sound-sight relationships, et al.) and considering the individual application of these general principles which results in personal cinema style (director as auteur). This course, by focusing on film as a visual art, is intended to complement, extend, and enrich other courses which approach the film as literature, history, social document, and/or theatrical drama.

Hist. Art 580. Twentieth-Century Masters.

Hist. of Art 102, 272. (3). (Excl).

Presents an in-depth investigation of one or two seminal twentieth-century masters whose works and thoughts have created a major contribution to the art of the twentieth century.

Hist. Art 589. Rajput Painting.

Hist. of Art 103 or 493. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($15) required.

A study of the important schools of Rajput painting, with an interpretation of the cultural background. Attention is given to establishing criteria forjudging the quality of individual works.

Hist. Art 590. Special Topics Japanese Art.

Hist. of Art 391. (3). (Excl).

A course providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students with an opportunity to study selected topics in the the rich field of Japanese Art in greater depth. The course is of interest to students working in various fields including art history, Japanese studies, and popular culture.

Hist. Art 591. Japanese Architecture.

Hist. of Art 103 or 495. (3). (Excl).

This course is a survey of Japanese architecture from its earliest origins until modern times. Coverage includes Buddhist, Shinto, residential, rural, and modern architectural styles. Garden architecture also is included.

Hist. Art 592. Gupta and Early Medieval Art in India.

Hist. of Art 103. (3). (Excl).

Architecture, sculpture, and painting in the so-called "Golden Age" of Indian art from the fifth through the eighth century, including a survey of cultural developments in Gupta and post-Gupta times.

Hist. Art 594. The Indian Temple.

Hist. of Art 103. (3). (Excl).

A study of the structural and conceptual origins of Indian architecture in Vedic times and the subsequent transformations of structure and meaning in the monuments of Buddhism and Hinduism.

Hist. Art 595. Japanese Ink Painting of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.

Hist. of Art 103. (3). (Excl).

A study of Bunjinga, "painting of the literary man," of the Edo period, including the major artists Taiga, Buson, Gyokudo, Chikuden, their disciples, and other practitioners of the literati style.

Hist. Art 596. Japanese Architecture Mid-19th Century to the Present.

Hist. of Art 103, 495, or 591. (3). (Excl).

Japanese architecture and urban planning from the mid-19th century to the present. Topics include the establishment of a western-style architectural profession, the shifting significance of certain Japanese architectural traditions for modern architects, and the complex relationship between architectural practice and political and social changes during the period under study.

Hist. Art 598. Japanese Painting to 1600.

Hist. of Art 103, 390, or 495. (3). (Excl).

Japanese painting from the 7th to the 17th century. Selected topics for concentrated study are chosen from among the most significant types of Japanese painting: Buddhist themes, narrative picture scrolls, monochrome ink figures and landscapes, golden screens and wall paintings.

Hist. Art 599. Japanese Painting of the Edo Period.

Hist. of Art 103, 390, or 495. (3). (Excl).

Japanese painting from the 17th to the 20th century. Selected topics for study include the decorative art (rimpa) designed for the wealthy merchant class, ink paintings ( bunjinga) by scholars and individualists, and the naturalistic renderings from life (shasei) inspired by the art of China and Europe.