this one might actually be useful...

whhaaaaat???

i want one.

http://redstudio.moma.org/podcasts/2006/

romanesque art notes

ROMANESQUE ART
Vocabulary:
1.apse
2.aquamanile
3.archivolts
4.bailey
5.baldachin
6.buttresses
7.campanile
8.chevron
9.cloth of honor
10.colonette
11.compound pier
12.corbel tables
13.cruciform
14.donjon (or keep)
15.embroidery
16.fresco
17.galleries
18.glazing
19.groin vaults
20.jambs (jamb figure and column)
21.lantern
22.lectionary
23.lunette
24.moat
25.niello
26.pedestal
27.portal
28.pseudo-kufic
29.quadrant
30.vaulting
31.rosette
32.sanctuary
33.spandrel
34.stringcourses
35.squinches
36.tomb effigies
37.trumeau
38.tympanum
39.undercutting
40.voussoirs

Image Outline:
ROMANESQUE ART

FRANCE AND NORTHERN SPAIN
Architecture
1.St. James Santiago de Compostela
2.Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy, Conques, Rouergue, France. Mid 11th-12th cent.
3.plan, Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy. c. 1120
4.nave, Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy. c. 1120
5.Abbey Church of Notre-Dame, Fontenay, Burgundy. 1139 - 47
1.Explain the aesthetic ideals of the Cistercians by looking at the interior of this church.
Architectural Sculpture
6.Doubting Thomas, pier in the cloister of the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos
7.South Portal, Priory Church, Saint Pierre Moissac, Toulouse, France c. 1115 – 30
8.Images of the Priory Church of Saint Pierre Lions and Prophet Jeremiah(?)
9.Gislebertus. Weighing of Souls detail of Last Judgment tympanum, Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun
10.Gislebertus. Last Judgment, tympanum of the west portal Main Cathedral of Saint-Lazare Autun, Burgundy, France. c. 1120 - 35/40
1.This tympanum sculpture signified what significant moment to the viewer?
2.Discuss the iconography.
Independent Sculpture
11.Virgin and Child, from the Auvergne region, France. c. 1150 - 1200.
1.What was the importance of the image of the Virgin Mary? What did the enthroned image of Virgin and Child symbolize?
12.Batllo Crucifix, from the Olot region, Catalonia, Spain. Mid 12th cent.
Wall Painting
13.Nave, Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe. Poitou, France. c. 110o
14.Tower of Babel, detail of painted nave vaulting, Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
15.Christ in Majesty, detail of apse painting from the Church of San Clemente, Tahull, Lérida, Spain.
1.What materials were used for wall painting? Why was this material popular?
Books
16.Page with Pentecost, Cluny Lectionary. Early 12th century. Ink and tempera on vellum, 9 x 5"
17.Page with Tree of Jesse, Citeaux Explanatio in Isaiam (Saint Jerome’s Commentary on Isaiah), from the Abbey, Cîteaux, Burgundy, France. c. 1125. Ink and tempera on vellum, 15 x 4"

BRITAIN AND NORMANDY
Architecture
18.Castle-monastery-cathedral complex, Durham, Northumberland, England. c. 1075 - 1100s
19.Plan of Durham Castle
20.Nave of Durham Cathedral. Early 12th century. Original apses replaced by a Gothic choir, 1242 - c.1280
21.Church of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy, France. Begun 1064; facade late 11th cent; spires 13th cent
Books
22.Page with Hellmouth, Winchester Psalter, Winchester, England, c. 1150.
The Bayeux Tapestry
23.Bishop Odo Blessing the Feast, section 47-48 of the Bayeux Tapestry, Norman-Anglo-Saxon embroidery from Canterbury, Kent, England, or Bayeux, Normandy, France. c. 1066 - 82. Linen with wool, height 20' (50.8 cm). Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux, France
1.Who created this tapestry?

GERMANY
Architecture
24.Speyer Cathedral. 1082-1100s, Interior, Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Germany, as remodeled c. 1081 - 1106. Lithograph of 1844 by von Bachelier. Kurpfälzisches Museum der Stadt Heidelberg

ANCIENT ROME AND ROMANESQUE ITALY
25.Cathedral Complex, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. Cathedral begun 1063; baptistry begun 1153; campanile begun 1174; Campo Santo 13th century
26.Nave, Pisa Cathedral.
27.Nave, Church of San Clemente, Rome.
28.Church of Sant'Ambrogio
29.Wiligelmus. Creation and Fall, on the west facade, Modena Cathedral, Emilia, Italy, 1106-1120

Questions:
2.What are pilgrimages and the pilgrimage routes? The popular destinations of the religious pilgrimage included what routes? Why were these cities so significant?
3.What are relics? What power did they have?
4.What are reliquaries? Who was Saint-Foy?
5.What does Romanesque mean? When was the term coined? What does it explain?
6.Name the countries associated with the Romanesque.
7.What was the primary source of income in the 11th and 12th centuries? What became a source of wealth and power?
8.Explain the feudal system and the manor.
9.Were feudal estates successful? Why?
10.What type of relationship existed between church and state? Why would it have been successful?
11.When was the first crusade? What was its outcome? What influence did the crusades have on the west?
12.How did builders alter the basilican shape in order to accommodate the influx of pilgrims?
13.Portal sculpture communicated what to the pilgrims who paused in front of a western portal?
14.What are the names of some of the leading Italian cities in the 11th and 12th cent., and what happened on the Italian peninsula?
15.The basic form of the Romanesque church derives from what earlier models?
16.Identify some of the key structural advances and changes in Romanesque architecture.
17.Books played a key role in the transmission of artistic styles and other cultural information from one region to another. What are some of the important themes illustrated in Romanesque books?
18.Sketch and identify the parts of a Romanesque church portal.

here are some good links that include images and lecture notes from college classes and the such...

http://dl.ccc.cccd.edu/classes/internet/art100_8week/module14.htm

http://www.bookofkells.ie/chi.html

http://www.ou.edu/class/ahi1113/html/ch-08-1.htm

online study guide from gardners art history: http://www.wadsworth.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&flag=student&product_isbn_issn=9780534605117&disciplinenumber=37

http://wwwlb.aub.edu.lb/~webbultn/v7n5/36.html

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/I_Transp/IO5_FivePillars.html

http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu/smr04/101910/101910imageindex.html

http://www.scholarsresource.com/browse/period_groups/5

http://teachers.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/ltrupe/ART%20History%20Web/final/imagelinks.html



make note cards, probably. and dont lose em, they will come in handy for the real thing....

good luck!

Image List

Mesoamerica
Olmec Head
Temple at Tikal
Bonampak Fresco

Africa
Dogon Primordial Couples
Benin Bronze Head
brass plaque from Benin
Yoruba ere ibeji (twin figures)

Egypt
Palette of Narmer
Menkaure and his Wife
Great Pyramids at Giza
Seated Scribe
Ti Watching a Hippo Hunt
Temple of Hatshepsut
Akhenaten and His Family
King Tut
Judgement before Osiris

Ancient Near East
Nanna Ziggurat
Warka Vase
Votive Statues
Bull Lyre
Stela of Naramsin
Gudea
Stela of Hammurabi
Guardian Lamassu from Sargon II
Ishtar Gate
Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes

Aegean
Cycladic Idols
Palace Complex of Knossos
Octopus Flask
Bull Jumping

Ancient Greece
Dipylon Vase
Siphnian Treasury
Temple of Artemis
Dying Warrior
Kore and Kouros
Black and Red Figure Vase painting
Kritios Boy
Riace Warrior
The Acropolis
East pediment of the Parthenon
Caryatid
Spear Bearer
The Scraper
Nike of Samothrace
Laocoon
Venus de Milo
Etruscan
Etruscan Temple
Apollo from Veii
Sarcophagus from Cerveteri

Ancient Rome
Sanctuary of Fortuna
Pont du Gard
Maison Caree
Aulus Metellus
Augustus of Primporta
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th style paintings at Pompeii
Colosseum
Column of Trajan
Pantheon
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
Arch of Constantine

Early Christian
Christian Catacomb paintings
Old St Peters
Santa Costanza
Good Shepherd from Galla Placidia

Byzantine
Hagia Sophia
San Vitale
Empress Theodora and Emperor Justinian
Sant’Apollinare in Classe
Transfiguration of Christ with St Apollinaris
Cathedral of San Marco
Christ Pantokrator
Cathedral of St Basil

Islamic
Dome of the Rock
Great Mosque at Cordoba
Great Mosque at Samarra
Mosaic Mihrab
Mosque of Selim

Early Medieval
Purse Cover from Sutton Hoo
Chi Rho Iota Page
Palace Chapel of Charlemagne
Lindau Gospel Cover
Doors of Bishop Bernward
Gero Crucifix

Romanesque
Abbey Church of St Foy
Abbey Church of Notre Dame, Fontenay
Romanesque Church Portal
Saint Pierre Moissac; Christ in Majesty
Gislebertus Last Judgement Tympanum
Virgin and Child
Batllo Crucifix
Durham Cathedral
Saint Etienne
Page with Hellmouth
Bayeux Tapestry
Speyer Cathedral
San Clemente, Rome


Key Concepts:

EC and Byz.
Basilica-plan
The evolution of basilica-plan and central-plan churches from earlier architectural models is a major theme in this chapter and is a stage in the eventual development of the cathedral in the Middle Ages. Students should be familiar with the ways in which architects solved the problems of converting the public basilica into a place of worship. Methods for placing a dome over a square base should also be studied in depth. The text provides a good discussion of pendentives and squinches on p. 310. Questions about the nave, apse, and transepts often appear on the AP* exam in some form. Students should begin to keep notes on the different styles of churches so that they will be able to compare and contrast them as they review their coursework.
Iconography of the life of Jesus
The table "Iconography of the Life of Jesus" on pp. 306–307 is a useful compendium of the "cycles" of the life of Jesus, the basis of much of Christian art. Students should return to this table often during the course to verify their identification of the literal and symbolic meanings of artworks. It is a highly useful reference on Christian symbolism.

Islam
Iconoclasm
Islamic art is aniconic—that is, there is little or no figurative imagery present. Surface decoration is the hallmark of Islamic art, a mixture of geometric patterns and scrolling organic forms.
Spread of Islam
Muslims spread their religion and their culture rapidly during the Middle Ages, moving throughout the Arabian Peninsula and into Egypt, Asia, and Europe, especially Spain. Wherever they went, local artistic traditions influenced Islamic art. In analyzing Islamic art, students should pay close attention to the region from which a given example comes for clues to the origins of its stylistic elements.

Early Medieval
Development of books
The transition from the scroll to the bound book in this period was critical in the preservation and transmission of learning in Europe. Illuminated manuscripts are among the most important art objects created during the Early Middle Ages. Students should understand the process of bookmaking, copying, and illustrating that was developed during this period.
Charlemagne's project
Charlemagne's attempt to revive the arts and create a culture along the lines of ancient Rome is the historical background for the most important period of art in the Early Middle Ages. His accomplishments and their influence, especially Carolingian miniscule and monastery design, are key concepts that students should take from this chapter.
Interlace
Ribbon interlace and animal interlace were used as decoration on a variety of art objects from Sweden, Norway, and the British Isles. Students should be able to connect the themes of animal interlace to the presumed religious beliefs of the people that developed it.

Romanesque
Elements of Romanesque architecture
The Romanesque style and how it differs from Classical architecture and Gothic architecture, which students will learn about in the next chapter, is the single most important concept that students should remember from this period. The text provides excellent and concise explanations on pp. 511–513 and p. 517. Students should be adding to their notes on the characteristics of different styles of architecture.
Deciphering Christian symbolism
New images of Christian iconography appear in Romanesque art. Gislebertus's Last Judgement, from Autun (p. 520) is a good example of the evolving body of Christian symbolism.
Regional differences
The stylistic differences between cathedrals in France and in Italy need to be understood and recognized by students. This regionalization will become even more pronounced during the Gothic period, as students will see in the next chapter. Students should add the characteristics of different cathedral styles to their notes on architectural innovations.

http://www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/lecture_mid_civ.htm

mid term exam: 30 minute essay

Many cultures designate spaces or create structures for religious devotion.
Choose two specific examples, each from a different culture, one of which is from beyond the European traditon.
Fully identify your eamples, their cultures, and time periods.
Discuss the ways in which your examples create placs appropriate for religious devotion in each culture. Consider plan, orientation, site, structure, ornamentation, etc.
(30 min)

this is the 30 min essay question that will be on the exam. take the time/opportunity to research/prepare for this question so that you can get a 9.

there will also be two 5 min and one 10 min essays, and then your typical amount of multiple choice questions.
this is still an hour short of the real exam, but should be good practice...

there will be questions on everything weve discussed, but the majority of the questions will be about the most recent topics.

EARLY MEDIEVAL ART IN EUROPE

EARLY MEDIEVAL ART IN EUROPE
Vocabulary:
1.ambulatory
2.basilica plan
3.blind arcade
4.Bosses
5.Caroline
6.miniscule
7.choir
8.clerestory
9.colophon
10.crossing
11.crypt
12.gallery
13.gadrooning
14.gold leaf
15.horseshoe arch
16.illumination
17.impost blocks
18.mandorla
19.martyrium
20.mausoleum
21.narthex
22.parchment
23.picture stones
24.repousse
25.refectory
26.reliquary
27.ribbon interlace
28.rune stones
29.transept
30.triumphal arch
31.scriptorium
32.vellum
33.westwork

Image Outline:
THE MIDDLE AGES
THE BRITISH ISLES AND SCANDINAVIA
Scandinavia
1.Gummersmark brooch, Denmark. 6th century. Silver gilt, height 5" (14.6 cm). Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen
2.Memorial Stone, Larbro St Hammers, Gotland, Sweden, 8th century
1.Who were the vikings? When were their raids? Where did they settle?
2.What imagery is found on this?
3.Burial Ship, from Oseberg, Norway. Ship c. 815 - 20; burial 834. Wood, length 75'6" (23 m). Vikingskiphuset, Universitets Oldsaksamling, Oslo, Norway
4.Post, from the Oseberg burial ship, c.825
1.What characterizes the design?
Britain and Ireland
5.Purse cover, from the Sutton Hoo burial ship, Suffolk, England. c. 615 - 30. Cloisonné plaques of gold, garnet, and checked enamel, length 8" (20.3 cm). The British Museum, London.
1.Describe the rich blend of motifs in the Hiberno Saxon style as evidenced in this purse cover.
6.Page with Lion, Book of John, Gospel Book of Durrow. Scotland, c. 675
7.Page with Man, Gospel of Saint Matthew, Gospel Book of Durrow, probably made at Iona, Scotland. c. 675. Ink and tempera on parchment, 95/8 x 511/16" (24.5 x 14.5 cm). The Board of Trinity College, Dublin, MS 57 (A.4.5), fol. 191V
8.Chi Rho Iota page, Book of Matthew, Book of Kells, Scotland, late 8th or 9th century
1.What letters are used here and what do they signify?
9.South Cross, Ahenny, County Tipperary, Ireland. 8th century. Stone

CHRISTIAN SPAIN
10.Church of Santa Maria de Quintanilla de las Viñas, Burgos, Spain. Late 7th century. View from the choir into the apse

THE CAROLINGIAN PERIOD
Architecture
11.Plan, Palace Chapel of Charlemagne
12.Plan of the Abbey of Saint Gall (redrawn). c. 817. Original in red ink on parchment, 28 x 441/8" (71.1 x 112.1 cm). Stiftsbibliothek, St. Gallen, Switzerland, Cod. Sang. 1092
Books
13.Page with Mark the Evangelist, Book of Mark, Godescalc Evangelistary 781 - 83. Ink and colors on vellum, 12 1/2 x 8 1/2" (32.1 x 21.8 cm). Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
14.Page with Matthew the Evangelist, Book of Matthew, Ebbo Gospels. c. 816 - 35. Ink, gold, and colors on vellum, (26 x 22.2 cm). Bibliothèque Municipale, Epernay, France
15.Crucifixion with Angels and Mourning Figures, outer cover, Lindau Gospels. c. 870 - 80. Gold, pearls, and gems, 13 x 103/8" (36.9 x 26.7 cm). The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York

OTTONIAN EUROPE
Architecture
16.Church of St. Cyriakus, Gernrode, Germany. Begun 961; consecrated 973
17.Plan, Church of St. Cyriakus
1.What architectural style influenced the Ottonian builders here?
18.Interior, Church of St. Cyriakus
Sculpture
19.Otto I Presenting Magdeburg Cathedral to Christ, one of a series of 19 ivory plaques known as the Magdeburg Ivories. c. 962 - 73. Ivory, 5 x 4" (12.7 x 11.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Bequest of George Blumenthal, l941
20.Doors of Bishop Bernward, Abbey Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim, Germany
1.Who commissioned these bronze doors? What is the subject of these panels?
21.Gero Crucifix, from Cologne Cathedral, Germany. c. 970. Painted and gilded wood, height of figure 6'2" (1.87 m)
1.What are some of the most admirable characteristics of this piece?
Books
22.Otto III Enthroned, Liuthar Gospels(Aachen Gospels). c. 1000. Ink and colors on vellum, 107/8 x 8" (27.9 x 21.8 cm). Cathedral Treasury, Aachen
23.Page with Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples, Gospels of Otto III. c. 1000. Ink and colors on vellum, approx. 8 x 6" (20.5 x 14.5 cm). Staatsbibliothek, Munich
24.Presentation page with Abbess Hitda and Saint Walpurga, Hitda Gospels. Early 11th century. Ink and colors on vellum, 113/8 x 55/8" (29 x 14.2 cm). Hessische Landes-und-Hochschul-Bibliothek, Darmstadt, Germany

Questions:
1.What does the term “Middle Ages” refer to?
2.“Early Medieval” refers to what countries in western and northern Europe?
3.What circumstances led to the new political, social and cultural reforms?
4.What was the focus of patronage?
5.Where were Gospel Books created? Why were they so important artistically?
6.When did Islam conquest Spain, and what artistic influences were evident?
7.Who were the Carolingians? And where were they located?
8.What were Charlemagne's goals, and what religion was imposed throughout his territory?
9.Where did Charlemagne locate his palace and install his court in 794? What projects did he emphasize at his capitol?
10.What land did the Ottonian leaders control?
11.“Animal style” is used to explain what kind of creatures?
12.What underlying principles govern works in the animal style?
13.Explain the overall layout of a Gospel Book as it was designed in the Medieval scriptorium.
14.What is cloisonné?

hi kids!

today, you are going on an adventure...

go to the Stokstad Companion Site (http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_stokstad_arthistrev_2/21/5568/1425471.cw/index.html) and under Chappter 7 (Early Christian, Byzantine, Jewish) answer the 3 essay questions under "Problems in Internet Research" and answer just question #1 under Chapter 8 (Islam) from the "Problems in Internet Research".

I am not looking for a novel or a 5 paragraph essay. I am looking for you to show your understanding of the information and to use that knowledge to create a clear, concise, and correct answer. (less is more, sometimes, avoid the bee essing.)

Please email me your responses by the end of the period, remember to send them to sergonisa@yahoo.com

Thanks! and happy researching!

ch 7&8 homework

hi all!!!

to make things super easy, this is your homework....

go to Stokstad Companion Website

and make sure you are under chap 7 and then 8, and answer only the
MULTIPLE CHOICE questions under *Historical Context*, *Artists,
Patrons and Works*, and *Elements and Media*, (those headings are on the left side of the page) for BOTH chapters. it is 15 mult choice questions for each chapter, make sure you click on "submit answers for grading" at the bottom of EACH page and email me your results. you must submit your answers by 12:01am on jan 4, 2008.

and please email them to SERGONISA@YAHOO.com (NOT my rtnj address!)

thanks!

let me know if you have any questions!!

happy new year!!!

~serg~

Essay Questions
Rome and Etruscan Exam

Take a moment to brainstorm answers for these questions, as you will see these topics on the exam and one of these will be the 30 minute essay question on Thursday.

Remember the following:
Read, read and mark, read again.
Read the question once, slowly.
Read it again, this time marking the requirements of the question and the key words.
Read it one more time since misreading the question is AWFUL.

Watch for words like “specific works.” If you see that, you MUST use specific pieces of art. Naming artists is NOT ENOUGH. It’s OK if you don’t know the exact title – do the best you can with a title and then describe it. What matters is that your AP reader know what piece you are referring to.

Remember that “formal elements” are all of the things you know how to analyze:
Light, Line, Color, Composition, Shape, Texture, Space

USE the KEY WORDS as you write your essay.

TAKE A MINUTE TO THINK. A minute or two of thought and planning could end up saving you time. If it helps you to jot a few notes, do it in a shorthand, abbreviated way. Are there ways you can break down the question into parts?

MAKE AT LEAST THREE STRONG POINTS ABOUT EACH PIECE.

BE SAFE, NOT SORRY. WHEN YOU ARE CHOOSING YOUR EXAMPLES, CHOOSE ONES YOU ARE POSITIVE MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE QUESTION. I would rather read a superb essay on the Palette of Narmer, even if I’ve already read 1000 on the same piece, than have to give a low score to a well-written essay using a poor choice.

USE SPECIFIC DETAILS. SHOW ME WHAT YOU MEAN.

BUDGET YOUR TIME. Remember that readers are NOT allowed to treat any outlining as part of your written essay. We can’t say, “Oh, she didn’t finish, but this outline shows what she would have said.” We can only grade what is written in actual prose. Use COMPLETE SENTENCES.

ACTIVELY ADDRESS ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION. No matter how beautifully you answer the rest of it, you usually won’t get more than 4 out of 9 points for leaving out part of the question. OUCH!

DON’T DO CHEESY CONCLUSIONS THAT MERELY REPEAT. They are EXTREMELY annoying to AP readers. Not only do they not earn you any more points, they waste the reader's time.

REREAD YOUR ESSAY.
Imagine that you are the AP grader.
Could you read the handwriting? If not, fix it!
Are there words missing?
Do you have an appropriately serious tone? NO JOKING. AP graders have no sense of humor.
Don’t praise or criticize the artwork you’re discussing. Just discuss it objectively. Make no value judgments, either positive or negative. Your task is to show your knowledge and analytical skills, NOT your TASTE.


Sample Essay Questions

Possible Topics:

Greek Temple vs Roman Temple: Analyze how this Roman temple is similar to and different from a Greek temple.
Etruscan Temple vs Roman Temple
Greek Sculpture vs Roman Sculpture

30 min: Throughout history, technological developments have enabled artists and architects to express ideas in new ways. Choose and fully identify two works of art or architecture and the specific technological development that made each work possible. For each work, analyze how the technological development enabled the artist or architect to express ideas in new ways.

30 min: Major changes in architectural form and function are often made possible by new construction methods or new materials. Discuss such changes in two different art historical periods. Use specific buildings as examples to support your discussion.

30 min: Buildings can relate to their sites in various ways. Choosing two buildings, discuss one building in terms of its physical relationship to its site and the other in terms of its symbolic or historical relationship to its site. Identify each building by name and period.

30 min: Many cultures use architecture to reinforce power and authority. Choose two works of architecture from different cultures, identifying each work as fully as possible. At least one work must come from beyond the European tradition. Discuss how each work conveys power and authority.

30 min: The human body is often highly stylized or abstracted in works of art. Fully identify two works from different cultures in which the body has been highly stylized or abstracted. At least one of your choices must be a work from beyond the European tradition. Discuss how the stylization or abstraction of each figure is related to cultural and/or religious ideas.

30 min: Representations of the natural world or motifs from nature are found in the art of all times and places. Choose and fully identify two appropriate works of art from two different cultures. One of your choices must be from beyond the European tradition. Explain why and how each work uses representations of the natural world or motifs from nature.

some more links...

pompeii

pompeii paintings

art history music video?

what?


not cheesy at all...

if you have time, turn on the tv....

etruscan and roman art!

schedule for this week!

monday - group 5 presentation
tuesday - review (and gingerbread party after school -yes, there will be extra credit!)
wednesday - review/practice 5&10 minute essays
thursday - 30 min essay
friday - multiple choice exam
and then winter break begins!

helpful links...
greek vs roman

etruscan and roman art

gardners greek study guide

gardners study guide

another book companion site

homework

AP Art History
Homework Due: Dec 17th

1. How do the concepts of utilitarianism, pragmatism
and appropriation shape the essential nature of Roman
Art?

2. What are the four contributions to the history of
architecture by the Romans?

3. Outline the characteristics of a Roman forum,
bath, and basilica.

4. What role does propaganda play in Roman art and
architecture?

5. In point OR chart form, outline the essential
differences between the Greek temple (ex. Parthenon)
and the Roman temple (ex. Pantheon)

6. how does utilitarianism manifest itself in the
arts (specifically architecture and building) and
government?

7. What is the significance of the Roman Portrait
Bust (in contrast to most Greek sculpture) in the
history of sculpture?

8. Outline the development of painting (at Pompeii)
during the Republican era, highlighting its four
“styles” or periods.

have a look...
http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0000yO

yay for the end of the marking period. and for four day weekends. and for country music.

dear ap art history champs,

i hope you get a chance to check teacherease.

after a discussion with the ap english teachers, i have altered the point scale for the essays. thank you to sara for that! as i said in the beginning of the year, i wasnt quite sure how to translate the ap rubric into a point scale that would work for us. i think that many of you will be happy with the adjustment. i also made sure to drop one low quiz grade for everyone. many of you were interested and wanted to stay after but we couldnt make it work with sport and work schedules. i thought that this would be fair for everyone.

for next marking period, there are going to be less reading quizzes, and we will not be dropping the lowest. but extra credit will still be offered for each after school session you attend.

also, the format of class will be changing over the next few weeks, and you will all become more active participants in your learning, and discussions will be led by you instead.

the exams are not completely graded yet, as i have a stack of about one billion photographs to grade. but those grades will be posted as soon as possible.

let me know if you have any questions.

have a lovely weekend!!!

~serg~

Homework
Weeks of Oct 22-26, Oct 29-Nov 2, Nov 5-7, and Nov 12-16

10/22 - Monday – Read “Stokstad” Chap. 4 Aegean Art (stop at Late Minoan Period)
10/23 - Tuesday – Read “Stokstad” Chap. 4 until the end
10/24 - Wednesday – Read “Stokstad” Chap. 5 Art of Ancient Greece (pgs 113-121, stop at The Archaic Period)
10/25 - Thursday - freebie!
10/26 - Friday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 5 (pgs 121-142, stop at The Mature Classical Period)
10/29 - Monday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 5 (pgs 143-156, stop at Late Classical Period)
10/30 - Tuesday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 5 (pgs 157-171), and get your awesome costume ready!
10/31 - Wednesday – Go trick or treating!
11/1 - Thursday – Review notes/readings
11/2 - Friday – Review notes/reading/study for exam
11/5 - Monday – Exam! (on Mesoamerica, Africa, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Aegean, Greece)
11/6 - Tuesday – Half day (possibly no class?)
11/7 - Wednesday – Long weekend!! Read “Stokstad”Chap. 6 Etruscan and Roman (pgs 181-195, stop at the Early Empire)
11/12 - Monday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 6 Etruscan and Roman (pgs 195-211, stop at Imperial Rome)
11/13 - Tuesday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 6 Etruscan and Roman (pgs 211-219, stop at Mosaics)
11/14 - Wednesday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 6 Etruscan and Roman (pgs 219-230, stop at Portrait Sculpture)
11/15 - Thursday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 6 Etruscan and Roman (pgs 230-239, stop at Constantine)
11/16 - Friday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 6 Etruscan and Roman (pgs 239-end of the chapter)

The Mesopotamians! by They Might Be Giants!

ahahaha it's kinda related but at the same time, not. it's cute, don't deny it :)

go here!

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/ziggurats/story/sto_set.html

reading due Oct 1

*Due Oct 1*
Chap 2 in Stokstad
Art of the Ancient Near East

Read the sections under the following headings:
~The Fertile Crescent
~Sumer
~Akkad
(skip Lagash)
~Babylon
(and stop right before Assyria)



*Due Oct 2*
the rest of Chap 2 in Stokstad
Art of the Ancient Near East

Read the sections under the following headings:
~Assyria
~Neo-Babylonia
(skip anatolia and elam)
~Persia

Egyptian Reading Assignments Due Wed and Thurs

Reading Assignment for Ancient Egypt
Due: 9/26

Explore Ancient Egypt!
Go here: http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/index.html

Click on "Overview" (on the top) then click on "Introduction" (on the left side) and read that.

Then, click on "Galleries" (on the left) and poke around the virtual galleries for a bit.

Then, click on "Archeology" (on the top) and read about the digs, make sure you click the little yellow arrow at the end of the paragaphs.

Then click on "Virtual Dig" (on the left" and scroll down a bit and click on the blue link that says "click here" and watch that.

Reading Assignment for Ancient Egypt
Due: 9/27

Go here: http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/index.html

This time, click on all the headings; "Daily life", "Hieroglyphs", and "Style"
Read all of the information under "Style" (3 pages, click the little yellow arrows)
And for each of the above headings ("Daily life", "Hieroglyphs", and "Style") watch the videos (the links for the videos are on the left)

If any of you have issues loading the quicktime movies, the transcripts are also available for your reading pleasure!

Please let me know if you have any problems!

Also, the site contains a lot of neat info, click around on other stuff too!

Have fun!

these are from danielle.....


Where there any areas or people in Africa who used sacrifice to the extent of the Mayan’s, Aztec’s, etc?

Comment: I really enjoyed the passages about African art. Originally I thought that African art, though not primitive, was always extremely abstract. Because my main interest in art is human figures and form it was fascinating to view how different people, specifically the Ife, handle the human form (“Head of a King” 13th century C.E. brass) in a different way from the people of Mesoamerica.

It seems that everyone from the Olmecs to the Ife people who sculpted their rulers realistically idealized their forms/face. Is there any culture, tribe, or region that sculpted their rulers or people as they really were when they became old/wrinkly?

Bob Ross is a Great American Hero

First off, I can really appreciate how "Mr. Ross" utilizes acrylic paint instead of his traditional choice, oil.  The quality of the acrylic paint really lends itself to the complex style of the waves and the highly-detailed lighthouse.  Another technique I can really appreciate is his use of the palette knife.  I have never seen such expert use of this tool, he gives the happy little clouds and the happy little ship such a realistic feel with it.  Ross handles the light flawlessly;  I love the way it is subtly shining out of the lighthouse and glittering on the foamy waves.

This work also has a heavy emotional quality. Bob communicates the painful life of this doomed alcoholic sailor.  This evokes a sense of sympathy in the viewer, we feel for the drunken sailor being swallowed by the cold, heartless waves.  Watching Bob add his final touches of blood splatter and canvas-ripping really stresses the expressive qualities and deep emotions tied with this piece.  I really hope to observe this work up close in a museum, preferably in that little room at the MoMA with all of the Edward Hopper stuff.

In conclusion, Bob Ross is not only a brilliant painter, but also a hero.  He warns all of us novice artists not to be afraid of the paint.  This is a topic I have always struggled with, I have just have nightmares that the paint is chasing me, and I can't escape.  Now, thanks to Bob Ross, I can finish a painting without having a mental breakdown...sort of.

Eat it AP test. Eat it.

Francis Bacon

Even though George Dyer played a role in Francis Bacon's life, why do you think Bacon chose to depict the harsher side of Dyer?

I really enjoyed today's lesson. I liked how we were all able to give our opinions about each piece of art. I was also surprised by that Picasso painting, I had no idea he painted pictures that weren't obscure.

online survey

ok, i just want to try this out...

its only one question!

try and do it by monday, thanks!!!!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Jjm3Yiv89pIqn_2fK8zv5sQQ_3d_3d

or

Click Here to take survey

welcome back!

here we are!

this is a place where you ask any and all art history questions, start discussions, etc.

so, ask away!