Class Notes for Art History at University of Calgary

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 ...