Spring 2006: updates since Spring 2005 are in red COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ARH 302-J Ancient Egyptian Art ARH 316-I Baroque Art in Italy and Spain, ARH Survey of art and architecture of ancient Egypt from 1600-1700 the development of the first monumental art and archi- Examination of the visual culture of Counter tecture (c. 3000 B.C.) through the Early Christian era Reformation Italy and Spain, focusing predominantly Art History (c. 300 A.D.) focusing on culturally specific concepts of on art and architecture of 17th-century Rome and the representation and aesthetics and the status and pur- Spanish court. The painting of Caravaggio and ARH 101-D Art in Culture from Prehistoric poses of ancient Egyptian arts. The role of patronage; Carracci, as well as the sculpture and architecture of Times to the Age of the Cathedrals, ca. the uses of art and architecture in cult, in temples, and Bernini and Borromini are studied in detail. Topics in tombs; and the relationship of art and politics are include genre painting and the emergence of the art 1400 A.D. considered, along with the question of the place of market; gender stereotypes and the market for reli- A survey of the history of painting, sculpture, and Egyptian art within the development of world art and gious images of eroticism, mysticism, and violence in architecture from its beginnings in prehistoric times the concept of Egypt as the African origins of Western Italy and Spain; secular frescoes and their patrons; to the end of the Middle Ages. Works of art are stud- civilization. papal projects and the transformation of Rome; strate- ied both as individual monuments with intrinsic aes- Prerequisite: ARH 101 gies of self representation for the religious orders; por- thetic appeal and as expressions of the needs, ideals, 3 credits traiture and art collecting at the Spanish court; and and aspirations of the particular society in which they Baroque encounters with the New World. were created. ARH 305-I Art and Culture of the Middle Prerequisite: ARH 102 3 credits Ages 3 credits A broad examination of the art and architecture of the ARH 102-D Art in Culture from the Early Middle Ages in the context of medieval history and ARH 317-J Islamic Art Renaissance, ca.1400, to Postmodernism culture. Topics include relationships to the imperial Art and architecture in the Islamic world from ca. 600 A survey of the history of painting, sculpture, and tradition, monasticism, and feudalism; the interaction A.D. to the present, introducing the varied traditions architecture from the Renaissance to the present day. and legacy of Roman, Celtic, and Germanic arts; the of the arts of the Islamic world, from Spain and Works of art are studied both as individual monu- rise of urban culture and the creative competition Morocco to the Indian subcontinent. Consideration of ments with intrinsic aesthetic appeal and as expres- between cities. both religious and secular art and architecture in their sions of the needs, ideals, and aspirations of the par- Prerequisite: ARH 101 historical and cultural contexts with emphasis on the ticular society in which they were created. 3 credits development of Islamic forms of visual representation. 3 credits This course is offered as both AAS 317 and ARH 317. ARH 306-I The Early Renaissance in Italy Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH course ARH 201-D Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Art in Italy from the late 13th through the 15th cen- 3 credits Americas turies, with special emphasis on Florence and Siena, An introduction to the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the and such major figures as Masaccio, Donatello, Piero ARH 318-J History of Chinese Painting Americas. Following discussion of basic concepts in della Francesca, and Botticelli. This course offered as A study of Chinese painting from its beginnings to the studying non-Western art, the course focuses on both ARH 306 and HUI 306. present, in relation to art theories written by the comparing and contrasting the arts of particular soci- Prerequisite: ARH 101 artists themselves and their contemporaries. eties in each of these regions from ancient times to 3 credits Prerequisite: ARH 101 or 102 the present. Advisory Prerequisite: CNS/SSI 249 or 250 or courses Advisory Prerequisite: U2 standing ARH 307-I The Age of Michelangelo in in Chinese philosophy or history 3 credits Central Italy 3 credits An exploration of the works of Michelangelo, Da Vinci ARH 203-J History of Asian Art and other major masters, including Raphael, Bramante ARH 320-I Art of the 18th Century A general course on Far Eastern art covering India, and Pontormo, who inspired, were influenced by, or A study of the development of 18th-century European China, and Japan from its beginnings to the present. rejected the work and ideals of Michelangelo. This art from rococo to neoclassicism. Emphasis is on the major arts of painting and sculp- course is offered as both ARH 307 and HUI 307. Prerequisite: ARH 102 ture, with some reference to architecture. Prerequisite: ARH 101 and 102 Advisory Prerequisite: Two other courses from among Prerequisite: ARH 101 or 102 Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 306 D.E.C. categories B, G, and I 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits ARH 205-G Introduction to Architecture ARH 310-I Splendors of Renaissance Art in ARH 322-G American Art Since 1947 An introduction to the discipline of architecture Venice A survey of painting and sculpture in New York, including abstract expressionism, hard edge painting, through various interpretations of its technological The special qualities of Venetian art, which blends pop art, minimal art, earthworks, protest art, and post- and cultural functions. Focusing on the history of Byzantine, Islamic, and Western traditions, are modernism. architecture’s engagement with engineering, anthro- explored through the works of such major figures Prerequisite: ARH 102 pology, sociology, and politics, this course explores as Giovanni Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Veronese, Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 342 changing conceptions of the nature and the task of and Palladio. Course offered as both ARH 310 and architecture. HUI 310. 3 credits 3 credits Prerequisite: ARH 101 and 102 Advisory prerequisite: ARH 307 ARH 324-G Architecture and Design of the ARH 299 Gallery Management Workshop 3 credits 19th and 20th Centuries Development of practical skills in the business and A survey of architecture and design from the end of managerial problems of an art gallery. Assigned read- ARH 314-I Northern Baroque Art and the 18th century to the present. Subjects covered ings focus on arts administration, arts conservation, Architecture, 1600-1700 include the crystallization and evolution of Romantic and connoisseurship. May be repeated twice. classicism and Romantic naturalism, historicism, the A study structured around the comparison of the art Prerequisite: ARH 101 or 102 arts and crafts movement, art nouveau, machine aes- and architecture of urban and court cultures in 17th- thetics, the beaux arts tradition, functionalism, the 1 credit century Flanders, Netherlands, France, and England. international style, art deco, and postmodernism. Topics include royal and court portraiture (Rubens, Prerequisites: ARH 101 and 102 ARH 300-I Greek Art and Architecture Van Dyck, Le Brun); individual and civic portraiture of Advisory prerequisite: ARH 205 The study of ancient Greek art and architecture from the Dutch middle classes (Rembrandt, Hals); genre the earliest beginnings in the geometric period painting and the marketing of ‘low life’ imagery 3 credits through the archaic, classical, and Hellenistic periods. (Steen, Brouwer); the production of the domestic Prerequisite: ARH 101 sphere in Dutch everyday life scenes (Vermeer, ARH 325-J Ancient Mesopotamian Art 3 credits Metsu, Ter Borch); the rise of landscape (Poussin, Survey of the art and architecture of ancient Lorrain, Hobberma); as well as urban and court spec- Mesopotamia from the establishment of the first cities ARH 301-I Roman Art and Architecture tacle in Antwerp, London, and Versailles. and the development of the first monumental architec- The study of ancient Roman art and architecture from Prerequisite: ARH 102 ture (c. 3300 B.C.) through the Hellenistic conquest. the Republic through the Constantinian period in Italy 3 credits Focus on concepts of representation and aesthetics and the greater Roman world. and their uses in politics, private rituals, and state Prerequisite: ARH 101 cults. Prerequisite: ARH 101 3 credits 3 credits www.stonybrook.edu/ugbulletin 339 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Spring 2006: updates since Spring 2005 are in red ARH 326-J Arts of Ancient Mesoamerica ARH 333-K Arts for the Public ARH 370-I Masterpieces of Western Art A survey of the artistic and cultural achievements of The history of efforts to develop forms of artistic work In-depth exploration of a select number of major art the major civilizations of Central America prior to the that engage broad audiences of citizens and con- works central to the Western tradition, e.g., the European conquest. Emphasis is on architectural and sumers. Examination of a range of enterprises span- Parthenon, Chartres Cathedral, the Sistine Chapel. sculptural art forms and the ritual, social, and political ning the century, including monuments, murals, ani- Monuments are analyzed visually, historically, techni- contexts within which they were created. mated cartoons, propaganda, and the Web. Drawing cally, and in terms of their meaning and function for Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing on perspectives from art history, social history, and those who commissioned and those who created Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 201 cultural studies, the course considers developments them. The student develops a critical vocabulary for 3 credits throughout the 20th century in the United States such the analysis, interpretation, and experience of the as urbanization, political and business expansion, work of art.