Art History February 9, 2016 Next class looking at Harbison article Northern Renaissance includes parts of Belgium, Netherlands, France, England, Germany o Burgunion Empire (read about this) o Boarders were relatively flui...
The Middle Ages Section 1: Before and after Carolingian Renaissance Middle ages is a very long time period (spans 1000 years) o Generally, 5 -15 century o Literacy was rare o Feu...
The middle ages section 2: The Romanesque Term “Romanesque” th Coined in the 19 century Means “roman-like” in French Connoted negative judgement Usually refers to archi...
Roman Architecture Pompeii o Volcano erupted and covered the entire city as well as many others o Excavations found that buildings were preserved very well from this o Sidewalks, “...
Ancient Rome Hierarchy of citizens o Provided the base for people to get positions within the government, politics, legal system, military, and religious office/functions ...
September 27, 2016 Neolithic –“new stone” age From 10,000 BCE to CA 1400 BCE Climate change: milder, warmer weather year-round (main change from Paleolithic to Neolithic) o More animals for food ...
Chauvet cave Film notes: Best known preserved Paleolithic paintings Rock slide sealed the cave (closed for 20,000 years) o Entrance today is at a completely different location o Rock s...
Mesopotamia –September 27, 2016 Describes various urban cultures –one large area o Held together by their writing: Cuneiform Wedge-shaped writing system Differ...
Pre-History –September 22, 2016 “Pre-history” = before writing o therefore, no evidence, so what we know is just interpretation and theory “History” is based on written evidence/documentation Pr...
Aegean Cultures: Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean Many cultures belong to Aegean civilization o Crete: Minoan o Cyclades: Cycladic o Peloponnesus/Mainland Greece: Mycenae, Tiryns (M...
Art history –survey of western art in its cultural context: pre-history to the later middle ages September 13, 2016 Small group discussions Descriptions –materials, forms Commentaries –relation to historica...
Egyptian Art –October 6, 2016 Unification of upper and power Egypt (ca. 3200 BCE) o By king Narmer o First King of first Dynasty Palette of King Narmer (ca. 3000-2920 BCE) o...
Egyptian Architecture –September 29, 2016 Geography is almost entirely rugged, barren desert o But there’s the Nile river with lush forest on either side o Mountains and desert beyond ...
Lecture 5: Egyptian Architecture Archaic period Old kingdom Intermediate period Middle kingdom New kingdom Late Dynastic Epoch Pharaoh Priests Hierarchical...
Lecture 4: Mesopotamia Mesopotamia Land between rivers Cuneiform Wedge-shaped writing system Different languages Record keeping: administration, trade Sumerians Akkadians ...
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