03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR
Innovation Hall 134
Section Information for Fall 2011
This course will explore the art and architecture of the medieval period, from the Crusades to the 1400s—the dawn of the Renaissance. The 12th century was one of the most creative periods in Western civilization, and students will witness the artistic breakthroughs of this post-millennium period, evident in monumental sculpture, painting, and architecture. We will investigate how masons built Gothic cathedrals, scribes illuminated manuscripts, and how popes, monarchs, dukes, and powerful leaders—as well as their consorts and courtiers—created sophisticated artistic programs against the backdrop of a society marked by chivalric codes, a burgeoning economy, a rise in universities, vernacular literature, and full-scale drama. As Europe transformed itself from a rural society to an urban one, so did artistic forms respond to people’s changing values and world views.Tags:
Credits: 3
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