Mediterranean Cultural History Tour 2006
FA 379
Art and Architecture of the Mediterranean
Goldman
Mediterranean
Cultural History Tour 2006
FA 379
Art and Architecture of the Mediterranean
Goldman
This course is an introduction to the art and architecture of the Mediterranean.
The relationships between Greek, Roman and Renaissance styles and their relationships
to the cultures of the Mediterannean basin form the core content of this course.
Study of the materials and techniques of art and visual principles of organization
will provide a basis for understanding the visual traditions of the area. We
will discuss visual themes, iconography and symbolism as well as the processes
of artistic creation and the uses of art. Course content will be delivered primarily
through lectures, readings, and discussions.
I. Class Sessions:
A majority of class sessions will be held on-site or in museums. You will need
a notebook at museums and cultural sites. Other class sessions may be held before
or after museum and site visits in order to introduce major themes, concepts,
terms, art forms and techniques.
II. Writing Assignments:
You will be assigned writing exercises exploring themes and topics in European
art.
III. Presentation:
You will be presenting information based on your reading of a textbook of your choice from the list of options below: (see required texts). We will discuss the format of your presentation in Orientation in Zurich.
IV. Quizzes:
There will be two quizzes consisting of image identifications, vocabulary definitions
and an essay.
V. Required Texts:
A. Bruce Cole, *The Renaissance Artist at Work from Pisano to Titian*,
Harper and Row, Publishers, NY. ISBN # 0-06-430129-X (this book is available online, ships in 24 hours, and second-hand copies are available)B. Fine Arts ~ Mediterranean Art and Architecture Coursepack downloadable at: http://www.emich.edu/abroad/staff/index.html
C. *Fa 379 students additionally choose ONE text from the list below to read and present:
(Students will be giving a presentation on their chosen text. While all the texts are quite wonderful, consider the following: students choosing a Renaissance topic will be presenting or handing in their book report before we leave Rome, and thus should consider beginning their reading before the tour starts. The Pompeii texts should be presented in Pompeii, and the classical art texts can be presented at any point in Rome, Pompeii or Greece.Tip: Those texts highlighted in color are fun to read, but books are chosen on a first-come first-served basis. Choose your top two books, then E-mail me, and I'll let you know if you're the lucky winner!
TAKEN by Laura MacGill ( ***Jan Morris, *The World of Venice*,
Harcourt and Brace, N.Y. ISBN# 0-15-698356-7 )Mary McCarthy, *Venice Observed*,
Harcourt Trade Pub., N.Y. ISBN# 015693521XTAKEN by Katie Elfstation ( Mary McCarthy, *The Stones of Florence*,
Harcourt Tade Pub., N.Y. ISBN# 015685080X)A. Richard Turner, *Renaissance Florence: The Invention of a New Art*,
Harry N. Abrams Inc. Pub., ISBN# 0-8109-2736-5***Ross King, *Brunelleschi's Dome/ How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture*,
Penguin Books, N.Y. ISBN# 0-14-200015-9Benvenuto Cellini, *My Life*, Peter Bondanella, Julia Conway, ed.
Oxford World Classic's Series, London ISBN# 0192828495TAKEN by Sara Wohlstadter (Nicholas Shrady *Tilt : A Skewed History of the Tower of Pisa*
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (October 1, 2003)
ISBN: 0743229266)Christopher Hibbert *The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall*
Publisher: Perennial (June 2, 1999)
ISBN: 0688053394Anthony Hughes, *Michelangelo* Phaidon Press, NY ISBN# 0 7148 3483 1
TAKEN by Marie Mann (***Ross King, *Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling* Penguin Books, ISBN# 0142003697 )
Ascanio Condivi, *Life of Michelangelo*,
Penn State U Press, PA ISBN# 0271018534Irving Stone, *The Agony and the Ecstasy*
Rudolph Wittkower, *Bernini* Publisher: Phaidon Press; 4th edition (September 26, 1997)
ISBN: 0714837156Roger Jones, Nicholas Penny *Raphael* Publisher: Yale University Press; Reprint edition (September 10, 1987)
* ISBN: 0300040520***Peter Robb, *M: The Man Who Became Caravaggio* Publisher: Picador USA; (February 10, 2001)
ISBN: 0312274742Paul Zanker, Deborah Lucas Schneider, *Pompeii: Public and Private Life* (Revealing Antiquity , No 11)
TAKEN by Alicia Campbell (Mary Beard and John Henderson, *Classical Art from Greece to Rome*
Oxford University Press, ISBN# 0-19-284237-4)
Katherine M. D. Dunbabin *Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World* Publisher: Cambridge University Press; New Ed edition (September 20, 2001)
ISBN: 0521002303
John Boardman *The History of Greek Vases* Publisher: Thames & Hudson (May, 2001)
ISBN: 0500237808
VI. Core:
Core sessions are those taught by the other program faculty for the benefit of all program participants. Any readings, writing, quizzes or participation in projects that you perform for Core will be averaged along with your attendance and counts as 10% of your grade for this course.
VII. Grading:
Quiz scores: 50% Writing Assignments: 20% Presentation or Book Report: 20% Core:
10%
VIII. Attendance:
Attendance is mandatory. Absences will lower your grade.