Chapter 4 Study Guide

Prehistoric Aegean

Cycladic*

●      Keros Musician, c. 2600-2300 BCE

Minoan*

●      Palace of Knossos, c. 1700-1370 BCE

●      Bull-Leaping Fresco, c. 1400-1370 BCE

●      Snake Goddess, c. 1600 BC

Mycenaean*

●      Lion Gate, Mycenae, c. 1300-1250 BCE

●      Treasury of Atreus, c. 1300-1250 BCE

●      Funerary Mask (‘Death Mask of Agamenmon’), c. 1600-1500 BCE

*(Must identify name of specific culture on quizzes and tests, not simply ‘Prehistoric Aegean’)

1. Where did each of the three unique cultures of Prehistoric Greece flourish?

2. Which features of the Palace of Knossos likely gave rise to the legend of King Minos and the Minotaur? (list 2)

3. In Minoan painting, how are men and women most easily distinguished?

4. Unlike the Egyptians, who painted in fresco secco, the Minoans painted their walls using a ‘true fresco’ method. Explain what this means and list one benefit and one drawback of true fresco.

5. What is particularly significant about the depiction of the human figure on the Harvesters Vase?

6. Explain Cyclopean Masonry. What does it mean and how did the term come about?

7. What is the largest sculpture from the Prehistoric Aegean?

Weekly Group Assignment (1/14)

Compare and Contrast

Identify artist, title, and culture/style of each image and analyse their similarities and differences in style, symbolic meaning, function, and how they are representative of their respective cultures.

** Some of the images used in the group assignments are not from your study guide but were covered in lecture and can also be found in your book - I will NOT use images which do not appear on your study guide for a test

Group 1:

A.

B.

Group 2:

A.

B.

Group 3:

A. 

B.

Group 4:

A.

B.

Group 5:

A.

B.

Group 6:

A.

B.

Chapter 3 Study Guide

Egyptian Art

Egypt

Predynastic/Early Dynastic

●      Palette of King Narmer, c. 3000-2920 BCE

●      Imhotep, Stepped Pyramid of Djoser, c. 2630-2611 BCE

Old Kingdom

●      Great Pyramids of Gizeh, c. 2551-2472 BCE

●      Khafre Enthroned, c. 2520-2494 BCE

Middle Kingdom

●      Fragmentary Head of Senusret III, c. 1860 BCE

New Kingdom

●      Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, c. 1473-1458 BCE

●      Senmut with Princess Nefrura, c. 1470-1460 BCE

●      Nebamun Hunting Fowl, c. 1400-1350 BCE

Amarna

●      Akhenaton, c. 1353-1335 BCE

●      Thutmose, Nefertiti, c. 1353-1335 BCE

●      Family of Akhenaten, c. 1353-1335 BCE

Post-Amarna

●      Death Mask of Tutankhamun, c. 1323 BCE

1. What shift in Egyptian history does the Palette of King Narmer represent?

2. What is a mastaba?

3. The earliest recorded name of an artist was an Egyptian architect. What was his name and what great building was he responsible for?

4. What does the Great Sphinx at Gizeh represent?

5. What physical characteristics makes the sculpture of the Seated Scribe from Saqqara different from traditional sculptures of kings and officials? Why is it acceptable for him to be shown this way?

6. What are 3 differences between the Stepped Pyramid of Djoser and a Mesopotamian ziggurat? Consider form, function, and location

7. How did tomb construction change in the Middle Kingdom?

8. What was unusual about Hatshepsut and the way she had herself depicted?

9. Why are animals shown more naturalistically in Egyptian art than humans are?

10. How did artistic conventions change during the Amarna period?

11. What does the absence of a ground line represent in the painting on the chest from the tomb of Tutankhamen?

Chapter 2 Study Guide

Mesopotamian Art

  

Mesopotamia

●      Standard of Ur, c. 2600-2400 BCE (war side and peace side)

●      Eshnunna Statuettes, c. 2700 BCE

●      Bull-headed harp, c. 2600-2400 BCE

●      Head of an Akkadian ruler, c. 2250-2200 BCE

●      Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, 2254-2218 BCE

●      Gudea holding overflowing water jar, c. 2100 BCE

●      Stele with the Laws of Hammurabi, c. 1780 BCE

●      Lamassu (man-headed winged bull), citadel of Sargon II, c. 720-705 BC

●      Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c. 575 BC

1. What is a ziggurat? What material was used to build it?

2. What is hierarchy of scale?

3. Who was Inanna and which Sumerian city was considered her home?

4. What do each of the two sides of the Standard of Ur represent?

5. What does the horned helmet in the Stele of Naram-Sin represent?

6. What purpose do the many diorite sculptures of Gudea of Lagash serve?

7. What is Hammurabi best known for?

8. How did Queen Napir-Assu ensure her statue would be enduring and unmovable? (list 2 ways)

Chapter 1 Study Guide

 Prehistoric Art

Paleolithic Art

●      Venus of Willendorf, c. 28,000-25,000 BCE

●      Altamira Bison, c. 13,000-11,000 BCE

●      Hall of the Bulls, Lascaux, c. 16,000-14,000 BCE

Neolithic Art

●      Human figure, Ain Ghazal, c. 6750-6250 BCE

●      Deer hunt, Catal Hoyuk, c. 5750 BCE

●      Stonehenge, c. 2550-1600 BCE

1. What is meant by the term ‘Prehistory’?

2. What is the most common subject of cave art?

3. Which elements of the paintings in the Chauvet Cave at Vallon Pont-d’Arc make them stylistically more advanced than the paintings in the cave at Lascaux? (list 2)

4. What is the composite view? Why was it so commonly used in prehistoric art?

5. Why do most researchers believe that cave paintings were not mere decoration?

6. What are the attributes that characterise Neolithic society? (list 3)

7. What preconditions made Mesopotamia and Anatolia ideal for the development of sedentary communities? (list 3)

8. Describe the burial practices of the people of Jericho.

9. What is a megalith? Name an example of a megalithic structure.

Syllabus

Instructor: Lauren Vaughan                                                                                             

Lauren.Vaughan@rccd.edu

art1winter2015.blogspot.com

Art 1

Prehistoric through Medieval Art History

M/T/W/Th 1:00-3:10

Tentative Schedule

Mon Jan 5                                        Introduction/Prehistory

Tues Jan 6                                        Mesopotamia

Wed Jan 7                                    Egypt

Thurs Jan 8                                    Egypt

Mon Jan 12                                    Prehistoric Aegean

Tues Jan 13                                    Greece

Wed Jan 14                                    Greece

Thurs Jan 15                                    Greece

                                                (Essay Due)

Mon Jan 19                                    MLK DAY NO SCHOOL

Tues Jan 20                                    Etruscan

Wed Jan 21                                    Roman

Thurs Jan 22                                    MIDTERM (Prehistory - Greece)

Mon Jan 26                                    Roman

Tues Jan 27                                    Roman

Wed Jan 28                                    Late Antiquity

Thurs Jan 29                                    Byzantium

Mon Feb 2                                    Byzantium

Tues Feb 3                                    Islamic

Wed Feb 4                                    Early Medieval

Thurs Feb 5                                    Early Medieval

                                                (Essay Due)

Mon Feb 9                                    Romanesque

Tues Feb 10                                    Gothic

Wed Feb 11                                    Gothic

Thurs Feb 12                                    FINAL EXAM

Required Text:

Fred S. Kleiner. Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, The Western Perspective, Volume 1. 14th Edition. Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2014.

(13th Edition Acceptable)

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Identify, describe, and discuss art in its historical context

2. Critique, compare, and contrast various artists, artworks, and styles

3. Describe, analyse, and discuss the styles of various cultures, historical periods, media, techniques, artworks, and artists, and formulate these observations and evaluations into written form

4. Articulate their ideas concerning art through the use of appropriate art terminology in both written form and class discussion

Testing, Assignments, and Grading

2 Essays (40 points each)

Weekly Group Assignments (5 points each)

Midterm (30 points)

Final Exam (40 points)

Optional visit to Getty Villa and 2-3 page write-up (5 points extra credit)

A                    90%+

B                    80 - 89%

C                    70 - 79%

D                    60 - 69%

F                    -59%

Essays

Students will be presented with 2-4 essay questions exactly one week prior to the essay due date. They will be responsible for choosing 1 question and writing a 3-4 page essay that answers the question. Students must support their position with analyses of specific examples of artworks and demonstrate an understanding of the culture(s) relevant to their essay subject. MLA Format.

Group Assignments

Students will separate into groups of approximately 7-8 people. Each Wednesday there will be an assignment posted to the class website (art1winter2015.blogspot.com) [if you have difficulties accessing the site, please contact me]. Each group will complete the assignment with regards to a different image or set of images, which will be labeled accordingly by group. Students may choose to meet in person or may decide as a group to discuss the assignments in a different way (i.e. Facebook, email, Dropbox, etc.). The following Wednesday, a spokesperson from each group will present the findings of the team as a whole.

Midterm

5 Slide Identifications

Identify artist, title, and culture/style of each image.

1 Analysis

Choose one image from the slide identification section to analyse in depth regarding style, symbolic meaning, function, cultural significance, and historical background (1-2 paragraphs)

1 Set of Compare and Contrast

You will be given two images. Identify artist, title, and culture/style of each image and analyse their similarities and differences in style, symbolic meaning, function, and how they are representative of their respective cultures (approx 2 paragraphs)

5-10 Questions from the Study Guide

Final Exam

5 Slide Identifications

1 Analysis

2 Sets of Compare and Contrast

5-10 Questions from the Study Guide

**All images on the Exam and Quizzes are from the textbook. You are responsible for knowing all the illustrations indicated on the slide lists from your study guides.

Note the Following Important Items. Read Carefully!

Dropping: This is your responsibility. Failure to file the correct paperwork may result in receiving an F.

Cheating: If caught cheating, you will be dropped from the course. If the drop date has passed, an F will be given for the course.

Plagiarism: You are encouraged to use outside resources (alongside your lecture notes and textbook) when composing essays. However, you must properly cite all sources used. Plagiarism will result in a score of 0 on the assignment.

Special Accommodations: If you have a documented disability that may impact your ability to carry out the assigned course work, I urge you to let me know and contact Disabled Student Program Services at (951) 222-8060. They will review your concerns and determine with you and me what reasonable accommodations are appropriate. All information about the disability is confidential. All determinations and paperwork must be filed at least 2 weeks before the exam or assignment is due. Requests that are not made within a timely manner cannot be honoured.

No Make-up Midterm or Final

The Final Exam is Required for Passing the Course.