Courses
Art History
0401-European Crafts and Decorative Arts 3 s.h.
Survey exploring the style, tradition, and history of European and decorative Craft
0402-History of Modern Craft 3 s.h.
Survey of Modern Craft Movement
0404-Sem. Problems in Period Style 3-6 s.h.
Discussion of Style of Selected Periods
0409-Special Projects 3-6 s.h.
Selected Topic in Art Theory and Criticism, Saul Anton
0439-International Cinema 3 s.h.
Survey of the History of Interantional Cinema
0491-Topics in Art History, Aesthetics in Everyday Life 3 s.h
Discussion of the Aesthetics of Everyday Life and how this relates to Art Theory and Practice
0502-Minoan Art 3 s.h.
A survey of the styles and traditions of art in Crete during the Minoan period.
0511-Studies in Italian Art 3 s.h.
Art or architecture of Renaissance and/or Baroque Italy.
0517-Archaeological Excavation 3 s.h.
Participation as a staff member at an archaeological excavation. Student and excavation directors must submit written reports of work accomplished.
0519-Archeological Program.
0587-16th Century Italian Sculpture 3 s.h.
The art of Michelangelo, his contemporaries and successors, is studied from the High Renaissance through Mannerism.
0593-Topics in Ancient Art 3 s.h.
Recent topics have been: Greek Vase Painting; Greek Architecture; Minoan and Mycenaen Art; Hellenistic and Roman Sculpture; Greek and Roman Monumental Painting.
0594-Topics in Medieval Art 3 s.h.
Courses taught or planned include: The Decorated Style: Architecture; Painting and Sculpture in England ca. 1240-1360; French Gothic Manuscript Illumination ca. 1200-1400.
0595-Topics in Renaissance Art 3 s.h.
Recent or planned topics include: Artistic Exchange between Italy and Northern Europe; Mannerism Redefined; Color and Meaning in Painting; Renaissance Architecture; Bernini, Caravaggio, and Velasquez.
0596-Topics in Baroque Art 3 s.h.
Selected topics in the art of the Baroque period.
0598-Topics in 19th Century Art 3 s.h.
Recent and planned topics include: Manet and 19th century French Criticism; Impressionism and Post-Impressionism; Pre-Raphaelite Painting.
0599-Topics in 20th Century Art 3 s.h.
Recent and planned topics: Modern European and American Architecture; Censorship in Modern Art; Art since 1945; Dada and Surrealism; Futurism.
0605-Directed Research 1-3 s.h.
Faculty-directed research on a specific topic. To be arranged with faculty sponsor and graduate director.
0608-Directed Research 1-3 s.h.
Faculty-directed research on a specific topic. To be arranged with faculty sponsor and graduate director.
0609-Internship Seminar 3 or 6 s.h.
For students in the fine arts administration track. Placement in a local museum or gallery (e.g., Temple University Gallery in Center City, Philadelphia) or other appropriate institutions. To be arranged with the graduate director.
0610-Internship Seminar 3 or 6 s.h.
For students in the fine arts administration track. Placement in a local museum or gallery (e.g., Temple University Gallery in Center City, Philadelphia) or other appropriate institutions. To be arranged with the graduate director.
0611-Dissertation Research 1-6 s.h.
0612-Thesis Research 1-3 s.h.
0619-Archaeological Program 3 s.h.
Seminar study in Ancient Art and Archaeology as directed by adviser.
0630-Problems in Aegean Art 3 s.h.
Recent topics have included: The Minoan Palace at Knossos; The Art of Therea (Santorini); Aegean Painting; Minoan Pottery.
0684-Contemporary American Realism 3 s.h.
The post modern movements of Realism and Photo Realism are considered in painting and sculpture. Relationships to nineteenth century subjects, and the definition of Realism will be investigated.
0692-Problems in Asian Art 3 s.h.
Topics will include: Rome and India; The Cave Temples of West India; Sanchi; The Hindu Temple; The Origin of the Buddha Image; Pilgrimage in India; The Goddess; Buddhist Art of Andrha; The Gupta Period; Asian Ceramics.
0693-Problems in Ancient Art 3 s.h.
Recent topics have included: Art in the Age of Augustus; Severan Art.
0694-Problems in Medieval Art 3 s.h.
Courses taught recently or planned include: The Iconography of Later Medieval Art: Theory & Practice; The Medieval Portal; Carolingian Art; The Icon; The Spaces of the Medieval Church and their Decoration: Cloister, Choir, and Chapel.
0695-Problems in Renaissance Art 3 s.h.
Recent or planned topics include: Michelangelo and his Times; After Raphael: Painting in Central Italy; Michelangelo's Last Judgment; Beyond Florence: Artistic Centers in the 15th Century; Palladio and his Legacy; Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese.
0696-Problems in Baroque Art 3 s.h.
Recent and planned topics include: The Baroque Altarpiece; The Invention and Evolution of the Early Modern Hero; Baroque Sepulchral Art; Women as Patrons in the Early Modern Period; Historiography of the Baroque; Art and the Spectator; Illusionism and the Visionary in Italy and Spain.
0698-Problems in 19th Century Art 3 s.h.
Recent and planned topics include: Courbet and Manet; Cezanne; Delacroix.
0699-Problems in 20th Century Art 3 s.h.
Recent and planned topics include: Modern and Postmodern Portraiture; Duchamp and Picasso; Abstract Expressionism; Art of the 1960s; Art of the 1980s; Building Museums.
0799-Preliminary Examination Preparation 1-6 s.h.
Doctoral students only
0899-Pre-dissertation Research 1-6 s.h.
Doctoral students only
0999-Dissertation Research 1-6 s.h.
Prerequisite: Doctoral students only