Art History
Ms. Tomalonis
2008-2009 Syllabus
Course materials:
“The Story of Art” by H.E. Gombrich
“The Annotated Mona Lisa” by Carol Strickland
DVDs shown in class (The PBS Series “The DeMedicis, Godfathers of the Renaissance,” and video biographies of Leonard da Vinci, Michaelangelo, Raphael, Titian and Rembrandt
Readings: First Semester
Before the Renaissance
Read the pages listed below before coming to class on the day indicated
On Art and Artists
9/9 Introduction. Read the Mona Lisa (ML) introduction in class.
9/11 - 12 Gombrich: pp. 15-39
Strange Beginnings; prehistoric and primitive art
9/15 - 16 ML pp. 4-5 and pp. 20-23
Art for Eternity: Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete
Gombrich, pp. 39-53
9/18 - 19 ML pp. 6-11; Gombrich, pp. 55-73
9/22 TEST
The Great Awakening; Greece, 7th to 5th centuries BC
9/22 - 23 ML: pp. 12-15
The Realm of Beauty; Greeks and the Greek world, 4th century BC to 1st century
Gombrich, pp. 75-98
9/25 - 26 Gombrich, pp. 99-115
World Conquerors; Romans, Buddhists, Jews and Christians, 1st to 4th century AD
9/29 - 30 ML: pp. 16-19
A Parting of Ways; Rome and Byzantium, 5th to 7th centuries
Gombrich, pp. 117-131
10/2 - 3 Gombrich, pp. 133-141
10/6 TEST
Looking Eastwards; Islam, China, 2nd to 13th century
10/7 Gombrich, pp. 143-155
Gombrich, Chapter 8:Western Art in the Melting Pot; Europe, 6th to 11th century
10/9 - 10 ML, pp. 24-25
Gombrich, pp. 157-169
10/13 MATRIX DUE
The Church Militant; the 12th century
10/13 - 14 ML pp. 26-27
The Church Triumphant; The 13th century
Gombrich, pp. 171-183
10/16-17 Gombrich, pp. 185-205
10/20 TEST on the Middle Ages
Europe Wakes Up: the Renaissance
Courtiers and Burghers; the 14th century
10/21 – 24 Gombrich, pp. 207-221
The Conquest of Reality; the early 15th century
10/27- 31 ML, pp. 32-33; Gombrich, pp. 223-245
Tradition and Innovation I; the late 15th century in Italy
11/3 - 7 Film: DeMedicis, Godfathers of the Renaissance, part 1
Gombrich, pp. 247-267
11/10 TEST
Tradition and Innovation II; the 15th century in the North
11/11 Film: DeMedicis, Godfathers of the Renaissance, part 2
11/13 – 14 ML: pp. 42-43; Gombrich, pp. 269-285
11/17- 21 Films on Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
ML: pp. 34-38
11/24 THANKSGIVING
Harmony Attained; Tuscany and Rome, early 16th century
12/2 - 12/5 Gombrich, pp. 287-323
12/8 ESSAY DUE
12/8 – 12 Film: DeMedicis, Godfathers of the Renaissance, part 3
Light and Colour; Venice and northern Italy, early 15th century
Gombrich, pp. 325-339
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