 This
seminar offers an introduction to Greek Art and Architecture
in Sicily from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period. It
begins with the foundation of the Greek colonies in the
second half of the 8th century BCE and ends with the transformation
of Sicily into a Roman province at the end of the 3rd century
BCE. The focus of this seminar will be on the one hand
the urbanism and the monumental architecture of the Greek
colonies, including the temples of Syracuse, Akragas, and
Selinus. And on the other hand the visual arts—especially
sculptures and painted vases—used for public and private
display, including both the local products (such as the
figural decoration of temples) and the imports (such as
Corinthian and Athenian vases). This class is interested
in the social and political background of the architecture
and of the visual arts of the island, and in their function
in shaping the cultural identity of the colonial communities.
But it is also interested in the general development of
style in Greek architecture, sculpture, and vase painting
from the Archaic to the Late Classical period, for which
Sicily offers some of the most remarkable examples.
The class
will have the opportunity to have a first hand experience
of the materials covered in the seminar. Seminar students are
in fact required to participate in the trip to Sicily over
spring break. The department will cover major expenses (airfare
and hotel) of the study trip. Enrollment priority will be given
to Columbia Art History majors. The class is limited to 12
students.
This course requires all students
submit an application by November 19, 2004. Download application
as a PDF or
as a RTF.
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 This
course offers an introduction to German art of the nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries, combining an exploration of
major trends and their cultural context with in-depth analyses
of key
artists and art movements, such as Romanticism (Friedrich,
Runge, and the Nazarenes), Realism (Leibl, Menzel, Liebermann),
Impressionism
and Post-Impressionism (Liebermann and the Berlin Secession)
and German Expressionism (Blaue Reiter, Brücke). The class
will examine the intense relationship between artistic production
and the upheavals of a period marked by revolutions and the
industrial transformation of the social order. For artists
in Germany, the
questions of national identity and the formation of a German
nation-state were inseparable from the problem of a German
style. Yet the meaning of such a pursuit was itself highly
contested,
pitting champions of French modernism against chauvinist nationalists
who rejected all foreign models.
The discussion of specific artworks will focus on the rich and
extensive collections in Berlin, which the class will study first
hand during an excursion over spring break. The trip offers a
unique opportunity to encounter a field of 19th-century art rarely
represented in North-American collections. Seminar students are
required to participate in the trip to Berlin over spring break.
The department will cover major expenses (airfare and hotel)
of the study trip. Enrollment priority will be given to Columbia
Art History majors. The class is limited to 12 students.
Application deadline is November 17th, 2003.
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file of the application forms and procedure.]
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application forms and procedure.]
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