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and on the early cultures of Mesopotamia with frequent reference to the broader archaeological contexts of the material. While the class will focus on the physical remains of these civilizations, ancient literary sources read in translation will be employed to enrich our understanding. Kenneth Craig FA 316 Eastern Influences on Western Art (Spring: 3) Nineteenth and twentieth-century European and American painters were affected by Eastern paintings, prints, decorative arts, spiritual ideas as Chinese and Japanese trade opened. Results were new ways of depicting reality, light, space and invention of abstract line, shape, color and texture rendering spiritual states of mind. Through comparisions of Asian paintings, prints, decorative art objects and European and American paintings and prints, students will study the impact of Eastern art on path-breaking developments of modern art in the West. Judith A. Bookbinder FA 326 The Sleep of Reason and the Fete Galante (Spring: 3) Irrationality erupts early in the so-called Age of Enlightenment (James Barry, Blake, Fuseli, Goya, Piranesi, Wyatts Fonthill Abbey), running past the art of substance and reason (J-L David, Thomas Jefferson) and bizzare distractions from worry (Salon de la Princesse, caricature,Watteau). It courses through artistic expression until the end: revolutions that change the world and its art. Katherine Nahum FA 327 Early Medieval Art in Ireland and Britain (Fall: 3) This seminar will examine the origins and development of art in Ireland and Britain in the Early Medieval period and the production of Irish and English missionaries on the Continent. Emphasis will be placed on manuscripts, sculpture, and metal work of the sixth to the ninth century, on understanding works of art in their historical contexts, and on their sources in the Celtic, Germanic and Mediterranean worlds. Students of art history, history, medieval studies, and Irish Studies are encouraged. Nancy Netzer FA 332 The Age of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Beyond: Sixteenth-Century Art in Italy (Spring: 3) The course begins with High Renaissance, of brief duration (1500-1520) but whose artists, especially Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael attained a level of creative accomplishment that served as a model for years to come. Some key themes include: the development of style, artistic competition, relationships between patrons and artists, restoration of Rome to its ancient glory, and the competing artistic developements in Venice. The second part of the course will trace the development of art after Raphaels death in 1520, to understand how Michelangelos art continuously evolved and how other artists reacted to the challenge of the High Renaissance. Stephanie Leone FA 335 Italian Palaces From 1450 to 1650 (Fall: 3) In mid-fifteenth-century Florence, the Medici the citys de facto ruling family built a private palace unprecedented in its monumentality. This bold move prompted other wealthy families, first in Florence and then in centers like Rome and Venice, to express their status through grand private residences. This seminar will study the architecture, painted decoration, and material culture (furniture, collections, and objects) of Italian palaces from 1450 to 1650. Particular focus will also be placed on the motives and justifications behind living magnificently in Renaissance and Baroque Italy. Stephanie Leone FA 340 German and American Expressionist Painting in the Twentieth Century (Fall: 3) The twentieth century witnessed periods of the greatest growth and worst carnage in human history. The exuberance and terror, hope and despair inspired by these circumstances was particularly profound in Germany and America where artists turned their personal experiences into outward manifestations of their emotions. The images they created, both figurative and abstract, constituted a general orientation called Expressionism. This course will explore the varied manifestations of Expressionism beginning with the German Brucke and Blaue Reiter groups, continuing with the American Figurative Expressionists and Abstract Expressionists, and concluding with Neo-Expessionists in both countries in the later decades of the century. Judith Bookbinder FA 342 Age of Rembrandt (Fall: 3) In the seventeenth century the prosperous Dutch middle class became passionate art collectors. Wealthy merchants and tradesmen, and even butchers and bakers, bought art of the highest quality and displayed it proudly in their homes and shops. The artists living in the Netherlands responded by producing wonderful genre pictures, landscapes, still lifes and portraits as well as religious and mythological pictures for this, the first free market in the history of art. Among the artists we will study are Rembrandt, Jan Vermeer, Frans Hals. Kenneth Craig FA 347 Age of Baroque: Seventeen-Century Art in Italy (Fall: 3) This course will study the painting, sculpture, architecture and urban development of Italy during the late sixteenth and seventeenth century. We will focus on the abundant artistic projects in Rome, the home to the papacy and the birthplace of the Baroque. Particular emphasis will be placed on the relationship between artistic endeavors and powerful patrons, many of whom were members of the Roman Catholic Church. We will investigate the meanings and uses of art in relation to its social and cultural contexts to understand how art served both sacred and secular goals. Stephanie Leone FA 356 Art Since 1945 (Fall/Spring: 3) An analysis of artistic movements from 1945 to the present: Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, Neo-Dada, Pop Art, Minimalism, Post-Minimalism, Performance Art, Conceptual Art, Photo-Realism, Earthworks, Neo-Expressionism, and the more recent manifestations of appropriation associated with the Postmodern. Claude Cernuschi FA 401 Seminar in Art Historical Research (Fall: 3) The seminar acquaints the student with the bibliography and research methods necessary for scholarly work in art history. The student prepares a substantial research paper under the direction of the professor and presents it to the class. Claude Cernuschi FA 403 Independent Work I (Fall: 3) This course may be given on an as needed basis to allow students to study a particular topic that is not included in the courses that are offered. The Department FA 451 Symbolism and Art Nouveau (Fall: 3) This seminar will be an exploration of the parallels between the visual arts and literature of this era. The course will involve study of some of ARTS AND SCIENCES The Boston College Catalog 2006-2007 127

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