ARTH 321: Greek Art and Archaeology

ARTH 321-001: Greek Art and Archaeology
(Spring 2017)

01:30 PM to 02:45 PM MW

Art & Design Building 2026

Section Information for Spring 2017

This class introduces students to the art and architecture of Ancient Greece; we will review painting, sculpture, and architecture in their social and historical contexts. Greek art will be viewed in light of this ancient culture’s ideas concerning gender, sexuality, race, and patronage. The class will start circa 3200 BCE; we will review the influence of the Cyclades and the Mycenaean “age of heroes” on the earliest forms of Greek art. We will examine the impact Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern art had on Greece in the Archaic and Orientalizing periods. The class will also review how the defeat of the Persian army in 480 BCE heralded a new type of idealized art in the Classical periods, laying the groundwork for the emotional drama of the art of the later Hellenistic period. Museum visits are required for this course.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

History of ancient Greek architecture, sculpture, and painting. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Arts
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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