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University Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs 2003-2004 The George Washington University  

 
   
 

ART HISTORY

See Fine Arts and Art History.


201   Proseminar in Ancient Art of the Bronze Age and Greece (3) Staff
    Greek art from the Minoans and Mycenaeans (c. 2000 B.C.) to the age of Alexander (c. 300 B.C.). Relationships among the arts of the different groups in the Aegean area and their impact on Western culture. The Theran volcanic eruption, the “Dorian Invasion,” the portrayal of women, “heroic nudity,” and the assumption of a stylistic chronology.
202   Proseminar in Ancient Art of the Roman Empire (3) Staff
    Roman art from the successors of Alexander the Great (c. 300 B.C.) to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (c. 300 A.D.). The impact of the Greek world on Roman art and culture; innovations and achievements of the Romans in architecture, portraiture, and historical narrative. Focus on the city of Rome and other areas of the Roman world such as North Africa and Asia.
205   Seminar in Ancient Art (3) Staff
    Topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs.
211   Proseminar in Early Christian and Byzantine Art and Architecture (3) Anderson
    Art of the Mediterranean world following the collapse of Roman administration. Growth of the basilica and its decoration; the significance of small objects in medieval study. The rise and fall of the East Roman (Byzantine) Empire from Justinian to 1453.
212   Proseminar in Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture (3) Anderson
    The origin of Western art from the Hiberno-Saxon and Carolingian worlds and their relationship to the Ancient heritage. Romanesque and Gothic architecture and its sculptural decoration as social phenomena.
215   Seminar in Medieval Art (3) Anderson
    Topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs.
220   Proseminar in Italian Art and Architecture of the 13th through 15th Centuries (3) Jacks
    Origins, development, and theoretical foundations of Renaissance painting, sculpture, and architecture (Giotto, Duccio, Masaccio, Donatello, Ghiberti, Brunelleschi, Mantegna, Bellini, Botticelli).
221   Proseminar in Italian Art and Architecture of the 16th Century (3) Jacks
    The development of the universal genius within the circle of Florence and Rome (Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo) and their counterparts in Venice (Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Sansovino, Palladio).
222   Proseminar in Early Northern Renaissance Art and Architecture (3) von Barghahn
    Royal and ducal patronage and the Flemish and French masters of the 15th century, including van Eyck, Campin, van der Weyden, Fouquet, van der Goes, Memling, and Gerard David. Topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs.
223   Proseminar in Northern Renaissance Art and Architecture (3) von Barghahn
    Francis I and Fontainebleau Palace, Henry VIII and Hampton Court, Johann Friedrich of Saxony, and the Holy Roman Emperors Maximilian I and Charles V. Fran'ois Clouet, Hans Holbein, Lucas Cranach, Albrecht D'rer, Pieter Brueghel, Bernard van Orley, and others.
225   Seminar in Renaissance Art (3) Jacks, von Barghahn
    Topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs.
231   Proseminar in Italian Art and Architecture of the 17th Century (3) Jacks
    The Counter-Reformation and creation of the Baroque in painting, sculpture, and architecture in Rome (Carracci, Caravaggio, Bernini, Borromini, Pietro da Cortona), Turin (Guarini, Juvarra), and Venice (Longhena).
232   Proseminar in Northern European Art and Architecture of the 17th Century (3) von Barghahn
    Hapsburg Flanders and Brussels under the Spanish archdukes and their patronage of Rubens and his circle. The role of Dutch merchants commissioning diverse secular themes in Utrecht, Haarlem, Delft, Leyden, and Amsterdam from “Golden Age” artists such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Hals. Specific topic announced in the Schedule of Classes.
234   Proseminar in Spanish and Portuguese Art through the 16th Century (3) von Barghahn
    The Kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula from the Reconquest of Granada to the Renaissance Age of Exploration. Specific topic announced in the Schedule of Classes.
235   Seminar in Baroque Art (3) Jacks, von Barghahn
    Topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs.
240   Proseminar in European Art of the 18th Century (3) Bjelajac
    Painting, sculpture, and architecture in France, Great Britain, and Italy. Emphasis on Watteau, Chardin, David, Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Canaletto, and Tiepolo.
245   Seminar in European Art of the 19th Century (3) Robinson
    Topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs.
246   Proseminar in Modern Architecture in Europe and America (3) Jacks
    Major developments in architecture and urbanism from the Industrial Revolution to the end of the 20th century.
251   Proseminar in American Art in the Age of Revolution (3) Bjelajac
    American art during the 18th-century “consumer revolution,” the American War for Independence, and the early republic. Emphasis on the socioeconomic and political purposes of art, with focus on Enlightenment symbolism and the visualization of national identity.
252   Proseminar in American Art in the Era of National Expansion (3) Bjelajac
    American art from the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 to the Spanish-American War in 1898. Emphasis on the role of art in the expansion of the United States, exploring issues of race, class, and gender; art and religion.
254   Seminar in American Art of the 19th Century (3) Bjelajac
    Topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs.
255   Seminar: Studies in American Art and History (3)  
    Same as AmSt 284.
256   Seminar in American Art of the 20th Century (3) Dumbadze
    Topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs.
257   Seminar in Photography (3) Staff
    Topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs.
258   Seminar in Historiography (3) Dumbadze
    The development of art history as a discipline from the eighteenth century to the present. An investigation of different art historical methodologies, including formal analysis, iconological, feminist, Marxist, semiotic and deconstructivist approaches.
286   Museum Preventive Conservation I (3) Staff
    Same as Anth 232/MStd 232.
287   Museum Preventive Conservation II (3) Staff
    Same as Anth 233/MStd 233.
298   Independent Research in Art History (3) Staff
299   Museum Internship (3 to 6) Staff
 

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