ART 445.001 / 545.001 NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART Fall 2015 Jill
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ART 445.001 / 545.001 NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART Fall 2015 Jill Carrington [email protected] (use instead of D2L email), tel. 936-468-4351; Office 117 across from the kitchen. Office hours: TR 11:00 – 12:00; MWF 11:00 – 11:40; MW 4:00 – 5:00; other times by appt. Class meets TR 2:00 – 3:15 in Room 106. Course Description: European art north of the Alps from 1300 to 1600. The course generally focuses on painting and the development of printmaking. Course objectives: 1. develop written communication skills and critical thinking skills; 2. research aspects important to the art of Dallas-area painter Vera Barnett; 3. produce a narrative about selected works by Barnett that will be exhibited at SFA’s Griffith Gallery (March 30 – May 6) and Cole Art Center’s Reception Gallery (March 30 – June 11). The narratives will promote viewers’ understanding of the art works and enhance their understanding of the artist; 1) recognize major Northern Renaissance artists and their works; 2) comprehend the character of Northern art as a whole as distinct from Italian art; 3) analyze religious, mythological and allegorical iconography. Program Learning Outcomes for art history majors: The mission of the BA in Art History program is to initiate a life-long involvement with the visual arts, both through classroom and extramural activities. The BA program provides sound preparation for graduate work in art history, museum studies, cultural studies, or gender studies. Undergraduate students completing the BA Program in Art History will be able to: a) use the historical framework and terminology of Western art; b) employ methods of analysis and interpretation of works of art; c) conduct art historical research involving logical and insightful analysis of secondary literature. Student Learning Outcomes for art history majors; Students in each upper level BA art history course will complete written work that will be evaluated according to a rubric 1) Foundation Skills. Undergraduate students will define and state a basic knowledge of major and characteristic works of art and architecture in the Western Tradition, including the art of minorities and women. 2) Interpretative Skills. Undergraduate students will employ various interpretive methodologies to analyze works of art. 3) Research Skills. Undergraduate students will conduct art historical research involving logical and insightful analysis of secondary literature. Texts: James Snyder. Northern Renaissance Art. 2e. rev. by Larry Silver and Henry Luttikhuizen. New York: Prentice Hall, 2005. Library copy on 4 hours reserve at Steen Library. Texts available at the BN Bookstore and cheaper through bookfinder.com. Optional: Jeffrey Chipps Smith. The Northern Renaissance. London and New York: Phaidon, 2004. 2 personal copies on 4 hour reserve at Steen Library. Readings from this book, identified as Smith, are listed in the middle of the Course List pages. Schedule of Work: see Course Calendar below: Freewriting, one session 5% of course grade Reading guides for the discussion of readings 15% of course grade Lowest or missing one not counted. Writing sample 10% of course grade Vera Barnett narrative, first version 15% (or 10%) Vera Barnett narrative, revised version 10% Vera Barnett narrative, peer editing 5% Vera Barnett narrative, polished version 5 – 10% Devise Qs to ask Vera Barnett 5% Essays on N. Ren art (take home) 20% No id quizzes! Quiz on chronology of major artists and selected terms 10% Course Calendar (subject to change) Sep 1 Course syllabus, structure and work Oct 20 Hugo van der Goes Sep 3 Overview of N. Ren art, fourteenth century Oct 22 Final preparations for Dallas trip Geertgen Tot Sint Jans Examine Classical Plastique catalog on reserve. Sat Oct 24 Van trip to Valley House Gallery, Dallas, to see Vera Barnett’s art works & interview Sep 8 E. Ren painting, Jan van Eyck Oct 27 Woodcuts, printed books, Memling, David Sep 10 Choose works by Barnett to write about and Oct 29 Jean Fouquet, Unicorn Tapestries Master, discuss Classical Plastique catalog. Martin Schoengauer, Amsterdam Cabinet Master Sep 15 Discuss reading on trompe l’oeil and Nov 3 T. Riemenschneider, Matthias Grunewald imitation in art probably in Room 125 (Photo room) Nov 5 Albrecht Durer Sep 17 Discuss writing about art and Revised narrative incorporating what you learned free writing in class from the artist and seeing the works in person due Sep 20 Bus trip to Ft. Worth for art students, faculty, midnight in folder in Dropbox community Sep 22 Robert Campin, Rogier van der Weyden Nov 10 Durer Sep 24 Discuss reading on collage Peer editing of narrative due midnight in Dropbox Nov 12 Lucas Cranach, Iconoclasm & Reformation Sep 29 Compose and submit writing sample in class Albrecht Altdorfer Oct 1 Discuss inflatable dolls and reviews of Tom Nov 17 Hans Baldung Grien, Hans Holbein Wolfe, The Painted Word, 1975 Nov 19 Bosch Oct 6 No class. Narrative of your chosen art Nov 24 Polished version of writing due midnight in works and Barnett’s ideas due midnight in D2L D2L Dropbox Bosch, Leyden Massys Patinir Oct 8 Rogier van der Weyden Nov 26 Holiday Oct 13 Petrus Christus, Dieric Bouts Dec 1 Gossaert, Mor, Aertsen Oct 15 Brainstorm / devise Qs to ask Vera Barnett Dec 3 Quiz on chronology of major artists and selected terms Heemskerck, Bruegel the Elder Dec 8 Bruegel the Elder Dec 10 Legacy of N. Renaissance art Take-home essays assigned No meeting at scheduled time Dec 15, 1:00 – 3:00 Dec 17 Essays due at midnight in folder in Dropbox. 3 Graduate student(s) will be held to a higher standard than undergraduates and is expected to do more work. ½% extra credit to visit on your own one art museum;1% to visit two art museum or other museum outside Nacogdoches that shows art. (Visits on the bus or van trips do not count.) Verify your visit by submitting a photo of yourself at the museum(s), brochure with admission sticker, receipt or signature by museum presonnel by the day the second exam is due. Brochure alone is not acceptable. Check with me before you visit a museum that I might not be familiar with. 1% is the maximum extra credit offered. No other extra credit is offered. Communication: I will post announcements on D2L News. Please contact me by sfasu email address or telephone rather than D2L email. I don’t have a cellphone to use JackText. Attendance Policy: A roll sheet will be distributed every class. Be sure to sign it. “I forgot to sign the roll” is an unacceptable excuse, and you will be counted absent. Absences will be posted on D2L Grades. 6 absences, both excused and unexcused, are the maximum allowed. You will receive no credit / an F if you are absent for any reason 7 or more class periods. 6 absences is three weeks of the semester, which is the maximum the University allows. “Save” absences for when you need them. Arriving more than 30 minutes late or leaving early will count as an absence unless you provide a legitimate reason for arriving late or leaving early. Still, it benefits you to come late rather than miss the entire class. Missed In-Class Work Policy: Makeup work will be given only for a documented reason such as a severe illness or injury, emergency or required-university travel. Evaluation of the validity of an excuse rests with me. Notify me beforehand if possible. If not, you must notify me within twenty-four hours after the class where we did the work why you missed it (by e-mail, phone or note). Otherwise you not be allowed to make it up. If you don’t notify me within 24 hours, talk to me anyway. One makeup piece of work per term is the maximum allowed. Tips for Success: --Learn to take good notes. Some material is not in the textbook. I sometimes disagree with the textbook. Find the note taking style that works for you. Seek help at the Academic Assistance Resource Center (AARC) in Steen Library if you don’t know how to take notes. --Rewrite notes after every class while the material is fresh in your mind. --Study your notes and read the book outside class. --Check out D2L for the class presentations that include much useful information. --Get to know classmates to work together. Courtesy: --Arrive on time and stay the entire class. However, come late rather than not at all. --Kindly turn off cell / smartphones, laptops, netbooks, iPads and all other digital devices during class. Ask for my permission if you wish to take notes on a device. --Avoid private conversations in class, which are distracting to your classmates. --Eat and drink elsewhere. Water bottles are fine. --Respect ideas presented in class, particularly statements about religion presented as history. I care and want you to succeed. You are welcome to share interests, difficulties, etc. Emergency Exit: In case of emergency, take a left from the main door of the classroom and proceed down the empty hall to the double doors. There are at least five other exits main entrance; hall where my office is, near the photography studio; graduate hallway, and, in emergencies, the art metal/jewelry studio. 4 Academic Integrity: (A-9.1) Academic integrity is a responsibility of all university faculty and students. Faculty members promote academic integrity in multiple ways including instruction on the components of academic honesty, as well as abiding by university policy on penalties for cheating and plagiarism. Definition of Academic Dishonesty Academic dishonesty includes both cheating and plagiarism. Cheating includes but is not limited to (1) using or attempting to use unauthorized materials to aid in achieving a better grade on a component of a class; (2) the falsification or invention of any information, including citations, on an assigned exercise; and/or (3) helping or attempting to help another in an act of cheating or plagiarism.