Department of the History of Art : Courses

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ARTH 220-620 (CLST 220/AAMW 620) • Greek Art and Architecture • TR 10:30-12

Instructor: Ann Kuttner

This course surveys Greek art and architecture, from Sicily to the Black Sea , between the 10th and 2nd centuries BCE (Dark Age to Hellenistic). Civic, religious, and domestic buildings and spaces were intimately connected with images. These range from public sculpture and painting on and around grand buildings and gardens, to domestic luxury arts like jewelry, cups and vases, mosaic floors. Art and architecture addressed heroic epic, religious and political themes, and also every-day life and emotions. Current themes include Greek ways of looking at art and space, and their ideas of invention and progress; the role of monuments, makers and patrons in Greek society; and connections with the other cultures who inspired and made use of Greek artists and styles. The course will exploit the University Museum , and regional museums where possible.


Syllabus (MS Word)

Images

No prerequisites. Of interest especially to students in ArtH, Visual Studies, the GSD design programs, ClSt, RelSt, Hist, Anthro, NELC.

Graduate students, register as 620.

Final exam, 14 December, Wednesday, 9-11. -- For all final exam dates and Penn Academic Calendar: http://www.upenn.edu/registrar/finals/fall05_index.html

PROF. KUTTNER'S Home page, with curriculum vitae and sample list of courses taught: http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu/facultykuttner.htm

BLACKBOARD: http://www.library.upenn.edu/courseware/access.html for access issues. This course uses its BB site extensively. *All* course materials, resources, images will be stored there.

SIGN UP ASAP: A mailing list is maintained (Bb-Announce) to notify subscribers of planned and unplanned Blackboard server downtime: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/sublist?list=bb-announce

SYLLABUS: will be posted on BB for the first day of class, and linked to this web page.

IMAGES: this course is taught with PowerPoint lecture images. All lecture and recitation PPT files will be posted on the BB site for students to download.

(Because of copyright restrictions, most of our image sets must be posted only on that Penn-only site, rather than also on this open web page.)

BOOKS: Penn Book Center, 34th and Sansom Sts. http://www.pennbookcenter.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp

* The Archaeology of Greece, ed. 2, 1996, William Biers.
* The Art of Ancient Greece, Sources and Documents, 2001, J.J. Pollitt
* Architecture and Meaning on the Athenian Acropolis, 1995, Robin Rhodes

RECITATIONS Meetings commence Week 3 (Sept. 12-15).
TA: Emily Modrall, emodrall@sas.upenn.edu

Tuesday 12-1
Wednesday 11-12
Thursday 2-3
FRIDAY 10-11 CANCELED

LIBRARY RESERVES:
FISHER FINE ARTS is where additional assigned reading and basic research references will be stored on reserve.