1st Edition
AHIS 120g: Foundations of Western Art
School: University of Southern California (USC )
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Pages: 2Vasari's Theory of Artistic Progression, Leonardo da Vinci and Bramante in Rome.
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Pages: 4Introduction to Italian Renaissance; humanism, political and cultural connotations. The lecture focused on the Florentine Renaissance.
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Pages: 214th century Northern Renaissance: Brussels and the Netherlands
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Pages: 2Continuation of Flemish Renaissance painting; Jan van Eyck in Bruges.
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Pages: 2Introduction to 14th century French and Northern European (Flemish) painting.
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Pages: 25Study guide includes material since the 6th week--Archaic art--and continues all through the most recent unit on Italian Romanesque.
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Pages: 2Continues the unit of 12th-13th century. Key work includes the Arena Chapel and Virgin and Child in Majesty
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Pages: 3The lecture finishes the unit of French Gothic art. Introduces English Gothic and Italian Romanesque.
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Pages: 2This lecture continues French Gothic traditions, including the refinement of the so-called 'High Gothic' period.
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Pages: 3This lecture explores the social and economic contexts of the Gothic cathedrals.
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Pages: 4The lecture finishes the unit on Carolingian and Ottionian art. Transitions to the Romanesque period, focusing on France and the sculptures of French Cathedrals.
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Pages: 4Introduction to Early Medieval art, beginning in England with the Anglo-Saxons. Then to Ireland (Hiberno-Saxon) and medieval France.
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Pages: 5The lecture consists of the departure of ancient Rome to Early Christian art. Includes catacombs, basilicas, and art of the Eastern Empire.
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Pages: 2Introduction to ancient Rome, beginning with Etruscan art. Works include Apollo from Veii and Sarcophagus from Cereveteri.
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Pages: 3Sculptures of the Parthenon; east and west pediments, Athena Nike, etc
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Pages: 18Study guide for the first four weeks of the semester. Covers from prehistoric art to Classical Greece--the Parthenon. Includes vocabulary and lecture notes.
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Pages: 2Introduction to the Classical age. Key works are the Acropolis and Parthenon.
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Pages: 4Introductory material of Aegean civilization; Minoan, Mycenaean and Archaic Greece.
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Pages: 3Notes covering art of the three kingdoms: Old, Middle and New. Key works: •Temple of Amun-Ra, Temple of Ramesses II, • Akhenaten.
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Pages: 3Notes on ancient Egyptian art. Covers the Palette of King Narmer and art found in the pyramids of Giza
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Pages: 3Ancient Middle East: Mesopotamia, Sumer, Akkad, Babylonian, and Iranian
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Pages: 3Notes on ancient Middle East. Covers civilizations of Mesopotamia, Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, Assyria, Neo-Babylonia and Persia.