Hello fellow art historians!
September 1, 2007Welcome to the fascinating and often times puzzling world of art history. During this school year we will explore a variety of art from prehistoric to modern times. You’ll see art that is beautiful, mysterious, outrageous, and repulsive. All art tells a story, the complete story of humankind. My hope is that you will become as hooked as I have.
This website has been designed for you to view weekly assignments, to share your comments with me, and to link into art history websites. Visit it often!
Week 1/Ch.1: Prehistoric Art
July 31, 2007Before reading Ch. 1: Prehistoric Art, please view the images below and answer the corresponding questions. Submit your opinion in the Comments for this post. Click on the “Comments” link at the bottom of this post and type or copy your answers there. Be sure to number your answers. Please include your initials in the “Name” box. Do not use your full name (the less personal info on the internet the better).
1) Venus of Willendorf
Why would an art form like this have been created by prehistoric man?
2) Lascaux Caves
Why did prehistoric humans paint in deep underground caves?
3) Stonehenge
How and why was Stonehenge built?
WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENTS
- Answer blog questions.
- Read Ch.1: Prehistoric Art
- Study vocabulary words in your lecture packet (QUIZ ON MONDAY)
Week 2/Ch.2: Art of the Ancient Near East
July 13, 2007
Before reading Ch. 2: Art of the Ancient Near East, choose one artwork and respond to it in a blog. A response may be about the meaning, the function, or the making of the piece. What is its significance? What questions do you have about the work? This is YOUR opinion. Write a few sentences in the Comments tab below.
Week 2 Assignments
1. Write and send your blog to me by Wednesday, September 12th
2. Read Ch. 2: Art of the Ancient Near East
3. Study the vocabulary words in your lecture packet (QUIZ on Monday)
4. Create a cuneiform coaster out of clay
Ch.3: Ancient Egypt
July 10, 2007
Watch for these reoccuring themes in Ancient Egyptian art:
The relationship between art and religion
The preoccupation with death and the afterlife
The conceptual ideal in figurative representation
WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENTS
1. Vocabulary quiz on Ch.2: Ancient Near East art (Monday)
2. Palette of Narmar handout (turn in Monday)
3. Egyptian overview questions (due Monday for discussion)
4. Read Ch.3: Ancient Egypt
5. Ch.3 Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, September 24th
Ch.4: The Aegean
March 30, 2007
Minoan, Cycladic, Mycenaean Art
Week 4 Assignments: September 24 – 28
Read Ch.4: Art of the Aegean
Monday: Egyptian Temple QUIZ
Egyptian flash cards
Tuesday: Aegean lecture
Aegean flash cards
Thursday: Finish Aegean lecture
Identification quiz Ch.2-4, Monday
Ch.5: Ancient Greece
March 28, 2007
Ancient Greece
Things we’re going to do during this unit…
Make a timeline,
Create a personal architectural order,
Discover why Greek art had such a tremendous influence on Western art.
October 1-5 Assignments: READ CH.5: ANCIENT GREECE
Monday: Ch.2-4 Identification Quiz (13 pts.)
Tuesday: Start Greek architecture lecture notes / present research to class
Begin personal architectural order worksheet (15 pts.) Due Monday 10/8
Thursday: Finish architecture notes
Architecture flash cards
Begin Greek pottery and sculpture notes
October 8-9
Monday: Turn in Personal Architectural Order
Work on architectural timeline
Tuesday: Start Greek lecture notes part II – Pottery and Sculpture
October 15 – 19
Monday: Parthenon architectural terms review
Tuesday: Continue Greek Pottery/Sculpture notes
Work on Greek timeline
Thursday: Greek timeline due (30 pts.)
Greek Identification Quiz (15 pts.)
Start Ch.6: Etruscans
Ch.6: Etruscans and Ancient Rome
March 20, 2007
October 22 – 26
Monday: Roman research (10 pts.)
Make-up Greek identification quiz
Tuesday: Read about Emperor Qin in text book and take notes inEtruscan packet
Rome video
Begin Ch.6: Ancient Rome lecture notes
Thursday: Harvest Festival of Demeter!!! Don’t forget your treats.
Roman lecture notes continued
October 29 – November 1
Monday: Continue with Roman lecture notes
Start Etruscan and Roman flash cards
Tuesday: Continue Roman lecture notes
Roman/Etruscan flash cards
Choose Woman Artist for powerpoint presentation
Thursday: Finish Roman lecture notes
Vocabulary words for quiz on Monday, Nov.5:
VOUSSOIRS, KEYSTONE, GROIN VAULT, COMPOSITE ORDER, TUSCAN ORDER, INSULA, CANOPUS, BASILICA, CLERESTORY, APSE, NAVE, GRAVITAS, VERISM
Start Greek/Roman worksheet with partner
CH.7: Early Christian and Byzantine Art
March 2, 2007
November 5 – 6
Read Ch.8: Early Christian and Byzantine Art
Monday: Roman vocabulary quiz
Finish Greek/Roman handout questions
Woman artist power point criteria:
1. Cover page includes artist’s picture,name, your name
2. 5-7 separate page examples of her art
3. Bio information: Birthplace, birthdate
4. Subject matter, style, anecdotal material
5. Class presentation
Tuesday: Begin Ch.8 lecture notes
Week of November 12 – 16
Tuesday: Barberini Ivory research due (10 pts.)
Ch.8: Early Christian and Byzantine Art lecture notes
Greek/Roman midterm review
(Midterm Tuesday, Nov. 20th)
Thursday: Finish Ch.8 lecture notes
Harbaville Triptych notes (10 pts.)
Early Christian/Byzantine flash cards
Week of November 19-23
Tuesday: Roman midterm (34 points)
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!
Ch.9: The Early Middle Ages
March 2, 2007
Monday: Read Ch.9: Art of the Early Middle Ages
Continue Woman Artist presentations
Introduction to art in the Early Middle Ages
Worksheet: Charlemagne Equestrian Statue (10 pts.) due Tuesday (12/4)
Tuesday: Early Middle Ages lecture notes
Woman Artist presentations
Thursday: Early Middle Ages lecture notes
Woman Artist presentations
