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Course Description:
This course aims
at raising an understanding and building an appreciation
of the major art historical phenomena and works of
high aesthetic quality produced throughout the world
and across thousands of years of human civilisation.
In so doing, it shall introduce the global artistic
legacy, beginning from the earliest civilisations
of mankind (Stone Age 35,000 B.C. - 2000 B.C.), the
Art of the ancient Near East, Egypt and Greece and
ending with the Romanesque and Gothic Art (12th-end
of 15th Century AD). It is anticipated
that students will develop insights beyond a mere
repetition of dates, places, and artists, and shall
come to a greater understanding of the trends and
movements that have shaped civilisations and cultures
throughout the ages.
Course Outline:
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I |
Introduction to the subjects, problems and
vocabulary of Art History. Course requirements;
how to write and present a term paper. The
Birth of Art. |
THE ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL WORLD
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II |
PREHISTORIC ART. THE ART OF THE ANCIENT NEAR
EAST. |
|
III |
MESOPOTAMIAN AND EGYPTIAN ART. |
|
IV |
AEGEAN
ART (CYCLADIC, MINOAN, MYCENAEAN ART). In
class test. |
|
V |
GREEK
ART (ARCHAIC, CLASSICAL, HELLENISTIC). |
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VI |
THE
ANCIENT ART OF ASIA. In class test. |
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VII |
ETRUSCAN AND ROMAN ART (Visit at Durrës’ amphitheatre). |
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VIII |
BYZANTINE ART (Early
Christian and Middle Byzantine Art) (Visit
at the Central Archives of the State, Tirana
and the paleo-Christian church of St. George
at Tirana). |
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IX |
BYZANTINE ART (LATE BYZANTINE ART). (Visit either
at Pojan, or at the National Historical Museum
and the Art Gallery, Tirana). |
|
X |
ISLAMIC
ART. (Visit at the Mosque of Hadji Edhem Beg). |
|
XI |
ISLAMIC
ART. In class test. |
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XII |
MEDIEVAL
ART. |
|
XIII |
MEDIEVAL
ART. In class test. |
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XIV |
ROMANESQUE AND GOTHIC ART. |
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XV |
FINAL
EXAM. |
Textbook:
Kleiner F. S., Mamiya C. J., Tansey
R. G. (200111), Gardner’s Art Through
The Ages, Fort Worth – Philadelphia – San Diego
– New York – Orlando – Austin – San Antonio – Toronto
– Montreal – London – Sydney – Tokyo: Harcourt College
Publishers.
Additional Readings and Other
Materials:
Additional
readings shall be assigned from other books, articles,
or in-class handouts on a case-by-case basis. Various
audio-visual materials shall be included in class
presentations.
Supplemental Web-based
Research:
Students
are expected to supplement their textbook readings
with Web-based research, and specific reading assignments
may be made from these websites:
Term
Paper:
Students
will be required to write a term paper on a subject
either of their own choice, or chosen from a list
after consulting with the instructor. Topics suggested
by the students are subject to approval and may involve
an oral in-class presentation. (See notes on plagiarism.)
Basis for Student
Evaluation:
-
Participation:
10 %
-
Three in-class
tests: 35 %
-
Term Paper:
20 %
-
Final Exam:
35 %
Course
Description:
This
course aims at raising an understanding and building
an appreciation of the major art historical phenomena
and works of high aesthetic quality produced throughout
the world and across centuries of human civilisation.
In so doing, it shall introduce the global artistic
legacy from the early Renaissance (14th
Century), to the emergence of post-Modernism (late
20th Century). It is anticipated that students
will develop insights beyond a mere repetition of
dates, places, and artists, and shall come to a greater
understanding of the trends and movements that have
shaped civilisations and cultures throughout the ages.
Course Outline:
|
I |
Introduction
to the subjects and vocabulary of Art History.
Course requirements; how to write and present
a term paper. Museums and the debate on the
return of cultural treasures. |
MAN AND THE RENAISSANCE
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II |
FROM
GOTHIC TO RENAISSANCE. |
|
III |
THE
EARLY RENAISSANCE IN ITALY. |
|
IV |
THE
HIGH RENAISSANCE IN ITALY. |
|
V |
MANNERISM / THE RENAISSANCE IN NORTHERN EUROPE.
In class test. |
|
VI |
BAROQUE
AND ROCOCO ART. |
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VII |
POST-BYZANTINE ART (15TH – 19TH
CENTURIES) (Visit either at Pojan, or at the
National Historical Museum). |
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VIII |
OTTOMAN
ART AND ARCHITECTURE (16TH – 19TH
CENTURIES) (Visit at the Mosque of Hadji Edhem
Beg, Tirana). |
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IX |
NEO-CLASSICISM AND ROMANTICISM. In class
test. |
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X |
REALISM
AND IMPRESSIONISM. |
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XI |
EXPRESSIONISM. In class test. |
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XII |
CUBISM
AND ABSTRACT. |
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XIII |
COMMUNIST AND ‘POST-COMMUNIST’ ART AND ART HISTORIOGRAPHY.
In class test. |
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XIV |
MODERNISM AND POSTMODERNISM. |
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XV |
FINAL
EXAM. |
Textbook:
Kleiner F. S., Mamiya C. J., Tansey
R. G. (200111), Gardner’s Art Through
The Ages, Fort Worth – Philadelphia – San Diego
– New York – Orlando – Austin – San Antonio – Toronto
– Montreal – London – Sydney – Tokyo: Harcourt College
Publishers.
Additional Readings and Other
Materials:
Additional
readings shall be assigned from other books, articles,
or in-class handouts on a case-by-case basis. Various
audio-visual materials shall be included in class
presentations.
Supplemental Web-based
Research:
Students
are expected to supplement their textbook readings
with Web-based research, and specific reading assignments
may be made from these websites:
Term
Paper:
Students
will be required to write a term paper on a subject
either of their own choice, or chosen from a list
after consulting with the instructor. Topics suggested
by the students are subject to approval and may involve
an oral in-class presentation. The written part counts
60%, while the oral 40%. (See notes on plagiarism.)
Basis for Student
Evaluation:
-
Participation:
10 %
-
Three in-class
tests: 35 %
-
Term Paper:
20 %
-
Final Exam:
35 %
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