History Of Western Art (Ancient-Early Medieval) (Theory)

Paper Code: 
VAS 302
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to:

  1. Gain an understanding of the historical origins of world art history.
  2. Read and analyze paintings, sculptures and architecture created in various places of the world. 
  3. Understand major monuments, artists, methods and theories and to assess the qualities of work of art in their historical and cultural settings.

​COURSE OUTCOMES:

 

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies 

Paper Code

Paper Title

VAS 302

History of Western Art (Ancient-Early Medieval)

(Theory)

The students will -

CO48: Develop a creative eye to

appreciate Western art considering its subject, style and techniques to later incorporate it in their own works.

CO49: Evaluate the significance of

context in informing the interpretation of art works to contextualize their own

artworks and those of their peers.

CO50: Adapt to art styles

like realism, idealism, and naturalism etc., form opinions on styles of artists to produce structure that exemplify the need.

CO51: Understand major monuments,

artists, methods and theories to assess the qualities of work of art in their historical and cultural settings.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration.

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving tasks.

Semester end examinations, Continuous Assessment Test, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects, regular submission.

 

6.00
Unit I: 

Greek Art: Ancient Greek pottery: Geometric and Proto Geometric pottery 

Archaic Period: Red and black figurine vases

Sculptures (Kouros and Kore)

 
6.00
Unit II: 

Greek Art: Classical Period Architecture (Orders- Doric, Ionic and Corinthian) 

Classical Period Sculpture Kritios Boy and Sculptor Polykleitos

Classical Painting

 
6.00
Unit III: 

Greek Art: Hellenistic Sculptors: Praxiteles, Scopas and Lysippus

Sculptures: Dying Gaul, Barberine Faun, Altar at Pergamon, Nike of Samothrace, Laocoon

 
6.00
Unit IV: 

Roman Art: Architecture of Temple of Fortuna Virilis, Temple of Sibyl, Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, Colloseum, AraPacis, Arch of Titus, Column of Trajan and Arch of Constantine

 
6.00
Unit V: 

Early Christian Art: Painting, Mosaic, Catacombs, Sculptures 

 
References: 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

  • Medieval Architecture in Western Europe: From A.D. 300 to 1500:  Robert G. Calkins
  • History of Mediaeval Art : Franz Von Reber; Joseph Thacher Clarke
  • Egyptian art by Cyril Aldred
  • Greek Art: John Boardman
  • Greek art and Archeology: John Griffiths
  • Archaic and Classical Greek Art : Robin Osbome
  • Roman Art: Romulus To Constantine: Nancy H. Ramage, Andrew Ramage
  • A Concise History Of Art       : Bazin, Germain ,  Thames and Hudson, 1958 
  • A World of Art : Sayre, Henry M.    1994
  • History of Art: Jacques Thuillier Flammarion, 2003
  • History of Art : H.W. Janson Thames & Hudson, 1991 Revised reprint
  • Werner Keller, The Etruscans, Albert L. Knopf, Inc., 1974
  • The art of the Etruscans: Mario Moretti & Guglielmo Maetzke
  • Roman art : Francesco Abbate (Ed.)
  • Heinz Kahler : Rome & her Empire
  • Moses Haddas : Imperial Rome
  • Michael Vickers, The Roman world
  • Encyclopaedia of Byzantine and Medieval art : Rene Huyghe, Larousse Jean Lassus
  • The Early Christian and Byzantine world, Paul Hamlyn, 1966.
Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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