Courses
Art History
0400. History of Modern
Crafts and Design, Part 2 (3 s.h.)
Continues the study of key schools, workshops, individuals,
techniques, attitudes and styles pertaining to 20th C. craft
and design in the U.S. and Europe. Issues include the Bauhaus,
the move to modernism, the continuing influence of Arts & Crafts
ideas, the studio craft movement and gender.
0401. European Crafts
and Decorative Arts (3 s.h.)
Survey of the crafts of the Mediterranean Basin, from their
beginnings to the Industrial Revolution. The course will focus
on metalwork, textiles, pottery and glass and encompasses Greek,
Roman, Medieval, Islamic, Renaissance, and Baroque decorative
arts.
0402. History of Modern
Crafts and Design, Part 1 (3 s.h.)
Traces the ideas, personnel, workshops, objects and styles
of the Arts & Crafts Movement from William Morris to Henry
Mercer (1850s-ca. 1915), in Europe and the United States. Charles
and Margaret Mackintosh in Scotland, Eliel Saarinen in Finland,
Charles Ashbee and the Guild of Handicraft in England, Stickley,
Roycroft, Frank Lloyd Wright and Tiffany in the U.S., and other
key designers/crafters of clay, metal, fiber, wood, glass will
be studied. The influence of Japanese art and craft, the development
of the various forms of Art Nouveau, and "Arts & Crafts" houses
will also be examined.
0403. Seminar: Problems,
Periods, Style (3 s.h.)
Selected topics in art history. Past and Future topics include:
Picasso and Duchamp; Methods in Modern Art; Futurist Art and
Theory; The Body in Art History; Censorship; Dada and Surrealism;
Arts of Asia; Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp, Brancusi.
0404. Seminar: Problems,
Periods, Style (3 s.h.)
Selected topics in art history. Selected topics in art history.
Past and Future topics include: Picasso and Duchamp; Methods
in Modern Art; Futurist Art and Theory; The Body in Art History;
Censorship; Dada and Surrealism; Arts of Asia; Public Sculpture; Philadelphia Architecture and Urbanism.
0405. Seminar in Contemporary
Art (3 s.h.)
Selected topics in contemporary art. Past and future topics
include: Abstract Expressionism; Contemporary American Realism;
Art of the 1960s; Pop Art; Art of the 1980s; Contemporary American Realism.
0408. Seminar: Comparative
Ancient Techniques (3 s.h.)
An investigation of the methods and technology used in the
ancient Mediterranean cultures of Egypt, Anatolia, Greece,
and Rome to product art. Reports will cover ceramics, metalworking,
jewelry making, glassmaking, painting, sculpture, weaving,
architecture, lapidary, and other art forms. Presentations
will sometimes be made in studies and sometimes as slide lectures.
0409. Special Projects (3-6
s.h.)
Selected Topic in Art Theory and Criticism.
0410. Seminar in Modern
Art (3 s.h.)
Selected topics in Modern Art. Past and Future topics include:
American Early Modernism; Art Nouveau; Visionary Art; Landscape
Painting; Monumental Sculpture.
0418. History of Photography (3
s.h.)
Examination of key developments in the history of modern photography.
0439. International Cinema (3
s.h.)
Examination of various aspects of international cinema. Past
and future topics include: Italian Neorealism; Third World
Cinema; India-Iraq: Comparative Cinema; German Expressionist
Cinema; The "Artist" in Film; Silent Cinema.
0456. Topics in 20th
Century Art (3 s.h.)
Selected Topics in 20th Century Art: recent topic includes History
of Modern Graphic Design.
0458. Picasso and Modern
Masters (3 s.h.)
Introduction to the art of four major artists-Picasso, Matisse,
Duchamp, and Brancusi-who are key to the understanding of modernism.
This investigation incorporates examination of major movements
and theories of the visual arts from this period; explores
the varying contexts in which the visual arts can be interpreted;
and emphasizes on-site, institutional encounters with works
of art since these artists are so well represented in local
collections.
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.
0500. Historiography
of Art History (3 s.h.)
Study of key methods and critical approaches in art history.
0502. Minoan Art (3
s.h.)
A survey of the styles and traditions of art in Crete during
the Minoan period.
0505. Greek Vase Painting (3
s.h.)
A survey of Greek vase painting from the late Bronze Age until
the period of red figure and black figure painting.
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. (3
s.h.)
Study in Ancient Art and Archaeology.
0587. 16th Century Italian
Sculpture (3 s.h.)
The art of Michelangelo, his contemporaries and successors,
is studied from the High Renaissance through Mannerism.
0592. Asian Art (3
s.h.)
Selected topics in Asian art.
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; The VIsual Culture of Monasticism in Late Antique and Medieval Egypt.
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; Michelangelo.
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; Symbolism; Depicting Race.
0599. Topics in 20th
Century Art (3 s.h.)
Recent and planned topics: Art since 1945; Dada and Surrealism;
Futurist Art and Theory; Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp and Brancusi.
0605. Directed Research (1-3
s.h.)
Faculty-directed research on a specific topic. To be arranged
with faculty sponsor and graduate director.
0606. Directed Reserach (1-3
s.h.)
Faculty-directed research on a specific topic. To be arranged
with faculty sponsor and graduate director.
0607. 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.
0612. Thesis Research (1-3
s.h.)
Research and writing of the Master`s thesis.
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;
Abstract Expressionism; Art of the 1960s; Art of the 1980s;
Censorship; The 20th Century Metropolis.
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.)
Restricted to Doctoral students elevated to candidacy.