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1 History of Art I Columbia College Stone Age through Gothic ( ) Fall 2011 Terry Tatum, Instructor Tuesdays, 6:30-9:20 p.m. rtatum@colum.edu Home phone number: (773) Calendar of course work for Fall 2011 Second half of course October 25 Early Asian Art (Gardner, pp , , ); formal analysis exercise (in-class). November 1 Early Christian and Byzantine Art (Gardner, pp ) November 8 Islamic Art (Gardner, pp ); For today s class discussion, read Chapter 6: Iconoclasm, Vandalism, and the Fear of Images, pp , from Critical Perspectives on Art History. Questions to answer will be handed out and will also be available on OASIS. November 15 November 22 November 29 Early Medieval Art (Gardner, pp ); formal analysis exercise (in-class - rescheduled from October 11). Online student course evaluation begins. Romanesque Art (Gardner, pp ); formal analysis exercise (inclass). If you turn in your term paper by today, you get 20 extra-credit points. Gothic Art, Part I (Gardner, pp ). If you turn in your term paper by today, you get 10 extra-credit points. For today s class discussion, read Chapter 5: The Gothic Cathedral, pp , from Critical Perspectives on Art History. Questions to answer will be handed out and will also be available on OASIS. December 6 TERM PAPER DUE; Gothic Art, Part II (Gardner, pp ). December 13 FINAL (covers class lectures & required readings since midterm) This calendar may be amended as the course proceeds. You will be notified of all changes. (Printed October 18, 2011; REVISED DECEMBER 8, 2011)

2 October 25 - EARLY ASIAN ART (read Gardner, pp , , ) India (16-3) Lion capital. India. c. 250 BCE. (16-4) Great Stupa. India. 3rd century BCE-1 st century CE. (16-5) Yakshi. India. 1 st century BCE 1 st century CE. (16-7) Seated Buddha. India. 5 th century CE. China (17-3) Funeral army. China. c. 210 BCE. (17-6) Seated Buddha. China. completed 675 CE. (17-9) Fan Kuan. Travelers among Mountains and Streams. 11 th century CE. Japan (18-3) Haniwa warrier figure. Japan. 5 th century - 6 th century CE. (18-4) Tori Busshi. Shaka triad (Seated Buddha with Attendants). Japan. 623 CE. (18-8) Genji Visits Murasaki. Japan. First half 12 th century CE. Buddhism started as Indian (South Asian) religion - basic history & beliefs Buddhist stupa - purpose? - general appearance? - important features? Depiction of the Buddha in Indian art idealized image with standard visual characteristics - what are those characteristics? influence of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism on Chinese art & architecture Chinese religious architecture (Buddhist temples & pagodas) - influence of Buddhist religious architecture from India on Chinese architecture (stupa pagoda) Two important common formats of Chinese and Japanese paintings handscrolls and hanging scrolls influence of Shintoism & Buddhism on Japanese art & architecture Words, phrases, & names (possible multiple-choice & fill-in-the-blank questions) India Buddhism Shakyamuni Buddha Ashokan pillar stupa the Great Stupa, Sanchi yakshi China Confucius Confucianism the Silk Road Buddhism pagoda handscroll hanging scroll Japan haniwa Buddhism Horyuji Tale of Genji

3 November 1 EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE ART (read Gardner, pp ) Lecture handout for second half of course (4-2) The Good Shepherd, the Story of Jonah, and Orants. Early Christian. Early 4 th century. (4-8) Christ as the Good Shepherd. Early Christian. c (4-11) Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus. Church of Hagia Sophia. Byzantine (4-19) Theodora & Attendants. Byzantine. c (4-1) Interior of St. Mark s, Venice. Byzantine. Begun (4-22) Crucifixion. Byzantine. c (4-10) Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well. Byzantine. Early 6th century. (4-24) David composing the Psalms. Byzantine. c (4-20) Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels. Byzantine. 6 th or 7 th century. (4-25) Virgin and Child. Byzantine. Late 11 th early 12 th century. Rise and development of Christianity as dominant religion in Roman empire and Europe - based on life & teachings of Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ) as interpreted by followers - Christians become major patrons of art and architecture - the Bible in general, and the Gospels (the life of Jesus) in particular, became important sources of subject matter for art (paintings, mosaics, illustrated manuscripts, sculptures) - Christian church became important building type Christian church splits into Western church (centered in Rome and led by Pope) and Eastern church (centered in Constantinople, capital of Byzantine Empire, and headed by Patriarch) Early Christian and Byzantine art strongly influenced by classical Greek & Roman art - classical Greek & Roman symbols, often from mythology, were modified to represent important Christian figures and rituals (Examples: grapevines = often referred to Dionysus, the god of wine, in Roman art = wine of the Eucharist & blood of Christ in later Christian art) Early Christian and Byzantine architecture based on classical Greek & Roman architecture - (Examples: Roman basilica = basilican-plan church; Greek tholos (circular monument found in Greek religious sanctuaries = central-plan church) - basilican-plan churches become standard type in Western Europe, while central-plan churches become standard type in Byzantine Empire (Eastern Europe, Russia and Eastern Mediterranean) Early Christian & Byzantine churches decorated with wall murals & mosaics - Early Christian & Early Byzantine mosaics more illusionistic (in classical Roman tradition) than Late Byzantine mosaics - subject matter varies, but often depicts Christ & important people & events in his life (the Virgin Mary, the Crucifixion, among many examples) Manuscripts become important type of art work in Byzantine Empire - decorated with miniature paintings - subject matter, both words and illustrations, often stories from Bible Imperial Roman illusionistic techniques survive in Byzantine manuscripts Words, phrases, and names Christianity Jesus of Nazareth the Virgin Mary the Bible the Gospels catacombs "the Good Shepherd" Emperor Constantine Old St. Peter's, Rome basilica-plan church nave side aisles apse mosaics central-plan church rotunda ambulatory Constantinople Church of Hagia Sophia Justinian and Theodora St. Mark s, Venice manuscript icon iconoclasm 3

4 November 8 - ISLAMIC ART (read Gardner, pp ) (5-2) Dome of the Rock. Islamic (5-4) Great Mosque, Kairouan. Islamic. c (5-6) Prayer hall, Great Mosque, Cordoba. Islamic. 8 th century 10 th century. (5-11) Mosaic mihrab. Islamic. c (5-12) Page from Koran. Islamic. 9 th or 10 th century. (5-13) Mosque lamp. Islamic (5-1) Seduction of Yusuf. Islamic (5-14) Mosque carpet. Islamic Islam important religion founded in Arabia by Mohammad basic history & beliefs Importance of non-figural ornament and Arabic script in Islamic art - Why? - used in manuscript painting, textiles, ceramics, and building ornament Islamic mosques - purpose - important features (minarets, qibla wall, mihrab niche) different variations (hypostyle, four-iwan, central-plan) Words, phrases, and names (possible multiple-choice & fill-in-the-blank questions) Islam qibla wall the Prophet Muhammad mihrab the Koran hypostyle mosque the Dome of the Rock the Great Mosque, Cordoba mosque four-iwan mosque minaret prayer rug November 8: For in-class discussion, read Chapter 6: Iconoclasm, Vandalism, and the Fear of Images, pp , from Critical Perspectives. Answer questions handed out in class the week before; questions also available on OASIS. Bring written answers to class for discussion and to turn in for grade. 4

5 November 15 - EARLY MEDIEVAL ART IN EUROPE (read Gardner, pp ) (6-2) Purse cover from the Sutton Hoo burial ship. Early Medieval. C (6-3) Cross and carpet page, Lindisfarne Gospels. Early Medieval. C (6-4) Chi Rho Iota, Book of Kells. Early Medieval. Late 8th or early 9th century. (6-6) Saint Matthew, Ebbo Gospels. Early Medieval. C (6-8) Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne. Early Medieval (6-12) Bishop Bernward Doors for Abbey Church of St. Michael. Early Medieval (6-1) Crucifixion. Early Medieval. c (6-13) Gero Crucifix. Early Medieval. c Collapse of Roman Empire in Western Europe fragmentation of formerly unified Roman society into numerous local cultures, often centered around language attempt to reunify Western Europe under leadership of Charlemagne Holy Roman Empire Use of ribbon interlace and abstracted animal ornament in Germanic and Germanicinfluenced art (Sutton Hoo burial ship, Cross and carpet page from Lindisfarne Gospels; Chi Rho Iota page from Book of Kells) Early Medieval illuminated manuscripts Where were they made? Who made them? What were they made of? Why were they expensive? What is common subject matter? What did they look like? What kind of covers did they often have? Changes made in basilican-plan church type by Early Medieval builders (example - Abbey Church of Saint Michael) Words, phrases, and names (possible multiple-choice & fill-in-the-blank questions) Middle Ages Charlemagne Germanic cultures Holy Roman Empire ribbon interlace Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne Irish Christian monasteries plan of Abbey of St. Gall illuminated manuscripts Abbey Church of Saint Michael scriptorium low-relief sculpture Book of Kells 5

6 November 22 - ROMANESQUE ART (read Gardner, pp ) (6-14) Saint-Sernin. Romanesque. c (6-16) Interior, Saint-Sernin. Romanesque. c (6-17, top) Cloister, Saint-Pierre. Romanesque. c (6-17, bottom) Abbot Durandus. Romanesque, c (6-20) Gislebertus. Last Judgment. Saint-Lazare. Romanesque. c (6-26) Cathedral complex, Pisa. Romanesque. 11 th and 12 th centuries. (6-24) Reliquary of Saint Alexander. Romanesque (6-22) Initial R with knight fighting a dragon. Romanesque. c (6-23) Hildegard receives her visions. Romanesque. c (6-30, bottom) Battle of Hastings, Bayeux Tapestry. Romanesque. c Romanesque churches what do they look like on the outside? Inside? Floor plan?; What was their importance to religious pilgrimages what were pilgrimages? Where did pilgrims go? Why? Architectural sculpture on southern French and northern Spanish Romanesque churches (Where was sculpture located in these churches? What kind of stories and figures were depicted? What did it look like?) Reliquaries what were they used for? Romanesque illuminated manuscripts (What were their subjects? What did they look like? Who created them?) The Bayeux Tapestry (Who commissioned it? Who probably made it? What was its subject? How was it made? What does it look like?) Words, phrases, and names Romanesque pilgrimage pilgrimage church Saint-Sernin cloister Romanesque church portal tympanum lintel trumeau the Last Judgment reliquary Reliquary of Saint Alexander illuminated manuscript vellum Hildegard of Bingen William the Conqueror Bayeux Tapestry If you turn in your term paper by today (2 weeks early), you get 20 extra-credit points. 6

7 November 29 - GOTHIC ART (Part I) (read Gardner, pp ) (7-5, left) Chartres Cathedral. Gothic. Begun (7-6) Royal Portal, Chartres Cathedral. Gothic. c (7-7) Old Testament kings and queens. Gothic. c (7-10) Interior of Chartres Cathedral. Gothic. Begun (7-1) Reims Cathedral. Gothic. c (7-14) Annunciation and Visitation. Gothic. c (7-15) Interior, the Sainte-Chapelle. Gothic (7-20) Salisbury Cathedral. Gothic (7-17) God as architect of the world. Gothic. c (7-18) Louis IX and Queen Blanche of Castile. Gothic (7-19) Virgin of Jeanne d'evreux. Gothic French Gothic cathedrals - purpose ("seat" of bishops; spiritual center of communities); structure (stone walls and vaulted ceilings, supported by flying buttresses; very tall; contain breathtaking interior spaces); ornament (stone sculpture & stained glass) French Gothic architectural sculpture - subjects (stories from Bible; statues of Christ, Mary & saints; portraits of local patrons); appearance (sense of realism & naturalism increases from beginning to end of Gothic period; beginnings of revival of classical Roman sculptural tradition) stained glass colored glass (usually tinted due to mineral content in glass, but also painted) - closely associated with French Gothic cathedrals depicts scenes from Bible, individuals of importance to Christianity, scenes of everyday French life) English, German, and Italian Gothic cathedrals - similarities with French Gothic cathedrals? - differences? Gothic manuscripts - types of manuscripts (Moralized Bible, Book of Hours, psalter) - methods of decoration - subject matter Words, phrases, and names Gothic style Scholasticism Abbot Suger Abbey Church of Saint-Denis rib vault Chartres Cathedral flying buttress column statue stained glass Reims Cathedral Sainte-Chapelle Salisbury Cathedral Milan Cathedral moralized Bible November 29: For in-class discussion, read Chapter 5: The Gothic Cathedral, pp , from Critical Perspectives. Answer questions handed out in class the week before; questions also available on OASIS. Bring written answers to class for discussion and to turn in for grade. If you turn in your term paper by today (1 week early), you get 10 extra-credit points. 7

8 December 6 - GOTHIC ART (Part 2) (read Gardner, pp ) (7-25) Ekkehard and Uta. Gothic. c (7-26) Virgin with the Dead Christ. Gothic. c (7-28) Cimabue. Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets. Gothic. c (7-29) Giotto. Madonna Enthroned. Gothic. c (7-31) Giotto. The Lamentation. Gothic. c (11-26) Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Effects of Good Government in the City. Gothic Italian painting in 14th century - subjects ("Virgin & Child Enthroned," stories from Bible, contemporary Italian scenes); appearance (influence of Byzantine painting, increased sense of naturalism and sense of 3-dimensional illusion using 2-dimensional means, revival of Roman wall painting ideas) Words, phrases, and names Ekkehard and Uta Giotto Madonna Enthroned The Lamentation fresco Ambrogio Lorenzetti Term paper due tonight! If term papers are turned in after December 6, points will be taken off for lateness. Final test next week! 8

Time Periods for this chapter include:

PART FIVE Chapter 15: Christianity and the Formation of Europe Time Periods for this chapter include: Early Christian: Byzantium Middle Ages: Carolingian, Romanesque, and Gothic Key Terms for this chapter