1. Speculative Thinking

• Why do we need art history?
  
• How to read a painting?
  
• Get the Big-picture by asking WHAT?
  

2. Depictions of the Human body

AGENDA

• Introduction: What I see when I look at a work of art.
  
• Part 1: Craft and Technique
  
• Part 2: Concept: Ideas and Meaning
  
• Part 3: Expression: Visceral and Emotional Reactions
  
• Conclusion: Deciding what you think about art.
  

1. Architectural Legacy

• Architecture in Ancient Greece
  
• Architecture in Ancient Rome
  
• Roman Empire
  

2. Make a connection with historical background

• Guide your reading by asking questions
  

AGENDA:

• Introduction: What do you see?
  
• Part 1: Subject Matter , Art Medium, & Tools
  
• Part 2: Formal Qualities and the Elements of Design
  
• Conclusion: Describe a work of art.
  

1. Byzantine and Early Medieval Art

• Architecture and Mosaics in Byzantine
  
• Caroline Art
  
• Otto Art
  

2. Romanesque and Gothic Art

AGENDA:

• Introduction: Review Description
  
• Part 1: Composition and Design (Formal Analysis)
  
• Part 2: Iconography and Symbolism (Iconographic Analysis)
  
• Part 3: Context of Time and Place (Historical Analysis)
  
• Conclusion: Style in Art
  

1. 早期基督教艺术

• 地下墓穴与墓葬艺术
  
• 君士坦丁大帝
  
• 从巴西利卡到拜占庭大教堂

AGENDA:

• Introduction: Review Analyse and Describe
  
• Part 1: Structure of Art Criticism
  
• Part 2: Values and Ideas
  
• Part 3: Make and Argument
  
• Conclusion: Effective Art

1. 人文主义精神

• 锡耶纳艺术
  
• 佛兰德斯艺术
  
• 肖像画的兴起

AGENDA:

1. Introduction: Body Language: Gesture & Proportions
   
2. Part 1: Prehistoric Art and Neolithic Art
   
3. Part 2: Great Ancient Civilizations
   
4. Part 3: Religious Expression: Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam
   
5. Conclusion: Compare and Contrast

宗教改革

• 九十五论纲与路德宗
  
• 丢勒
  
• 威尼斯艺术
  

AGENDA:

1. Introduction: Body Language Review
   
2. Part 1: Renaissance and Its Contemporaries
   
3. Part 2: Naked Ladies
   
4. Part 3: Break Down
   
5. Conclusion: Mind/Body Dichotomy

1. 欧洲不同地区的巴洛克艺术

• 意大利巴洛克——卡拉瓦乔
  
• 佛兰德斯——鲁本斯
  
• 西班牙——EI Greco
• 荷兰——伦勃朗

2. 洛可可艺术

AGENDA:

• Introduction: Shifts in the Function of Art (Avant Guard)
  
• Part 1: Modern Art
  
• Part 2: Postmodern Art
  
• Part 3: Contemporary Art

1. 启蒙运动与自然主义

• 哲学、社会、科学与技术——卢梭、伏尔泰
  
• 自然主义艺术

2. 新古典主义与民族主义

• 法国
  
• 英国
  
• 美国
  

• Introduction: The Meaning of A Letter
  
• Part 1: August Rodin: Hands of God
  
• Part 2: Helen Frankenthaler: Fields of Colour
  
• Part 3: Jennifer Angus: Colours and Patterns of Nature
  
• Conclusion: You decide: which artist do you prefer? Why?
  

1. 浪漫主义

• 从古典到浪漫
  
• 风景画

2. 现实主义与现实生活

• 法国
  
• 拉斐尔前派

3. 印象主义

4. 象征主义

LESSON OBJECTIVE: 

To compare and contrast the art of Peter Paul Rubens and Jeff Koons in order to understand the context of the artwork, the artworks’ relationship to money and power, and the artworks’ relationship to culture.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S):

1. What is the relationship of art to power in society?
   
2. What is the significance of an artist and their critique of a society?
   
3. What is the role of an artist in the creation of their artwork?
   

KEY IDEAS: 

those in power in the “art world”, how patronage influences an artist’s message,

AGENDA:

1. Introduction: The Studio Process
   
2. Part 1: Rubens in Baroque Europe
   
3. Part 2: Koons’ Inspirations
   
4. Part 3: Koons in Versaille
   
5. Conclusion: My Opinion
   

1. 二十世纪早期艺术

• 野兽派
  
• 表现主义
  
• 立体主义
  
• 达达主义
  
• 超现实主义
  

AGENDA:

• Introduction: Fake Masterpieces
  
• Part 1: Copy Cats
  
• Part 2: The Original Artist
  
• Part 3: Contemporary Culture
  
• Conclusion: Is protection of one’s intellectual property important?