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AHY 1114—History of Western Art II
Professor
Gabriella Szigethy, with János Szirmai
Contact information
gabiszigethy@gmail.com
jszirmai@mcdaniel.hu
Availability
By appointment
Course description
This course introduces the art of Europe from 1400 till the middle of the 19th century and will provide students with a basic knowledge of some current art historical techniques to understand and appreciate the forms of art and to build their own possible approaches in the appreciation of art. The course ends with 1863, the year when Manet paints Olympia, the end of the Classical Age and the beginning of Modernism.
Required texts and materials
AHY 1114 Reader
Assignments & grading
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Class assignment: 30%
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Midterm: 10% (20 slides. 5 points each artwork).
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Final Exam: 50% (4 out of 12 essay topics. In-class.) To be handed out 3 weeks before examination. Not open-book. Readings and students' presentations will also feature. 90 minutes.
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Attendance: 10 % (2 points minus for each unexcused absence after 3 occasions, i.e. you cannot present medical papers, or being 5 minutes late). Participation. Attendance sheet undersigned before I start the class.
Criteria for class assignment:
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20-25 minutes long presentation with PPT or equivalent
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tracking issues of interest
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offering solutions
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interaction with your audience
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at least one extra academic reading and its analysis
Also: canceling the scheduled time of your presentation for other than a medical reason means 20 % minus.
Honor code
The College' s Honor Code will be strictly upheld under all circumstances. At the examinations no digital appliances such as notebooks, laptops, translators or mobile phones are allowed.
Course policies
2 points minus for each unexcused absence after 3 occasions, i.e. you cannot present medical papers, or being 5 minutes late.
Semester schedule/Topics covered
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Week 1
Introduction
Giotto/Trecento/14th century/Shortcut to Renaisssance
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Week 2
Quattrocento 1 Text reading/analysis (Vasari: Giotto)
Quattrocento 2 (Painting/Sculpture)
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Week 3
Quattrocento 3 (Architecture)
Bramante / Michelangelo Architects
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Week 4
Text reading/analysis (Vasari: Michelangelo)
Michelangelo
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Week 5
Palladio
16th Century Architecture
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Week 6
Leonardo+Raffaello
Recollection
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Week 7
Mid-term
Venetian Painting
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Week 8
Netherlandish and German Painting 15-16th c. 1.
Netherlandish and German Painting 15-16th c. 2.
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Week 9
Roman Baroque Architecture
Week European Baroque Painting: Roman Catholic Countries (Caravaggio, Rubens)
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Week 10
Velazquez
European Baroque Painting: Holland
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Week 11
Rembrandt
Text reading/analysis
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Week 12
Visual Analysis
18th century
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Week 13
Classicism and Romantic Movements
The Architecture of Historicism and the Industrial Revolution
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Week 14
19th century Painting (Courbet+Manet)
Early Impressionism
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Week 15
Recollection
Recollection
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Week 16
Final
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