Class Hours: TR (8-9:15; 12:15-1:30)
Text: A History of Western Art by Laurie Schneider Adams
Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Olson (rm. 101, tel. 357-3174 ext. 132)
Office Hours: MWF 8-9, 12-2; TR 10:15-11
Guided Study: Room 101
This
course will address various epochs of Western culture in a chronological manner
and will seek to identify the critical standards by which aesthetics and works
of art were judged during these periods. Our focus will be upon Classical
Greece and
Three
exams (on approximately 16 Sep., 16 Oct., and 11 Nov.) will count for a third
of the grade. Material for these exams will be taken from the textbook and from
class lectures. A term paper on an assigned topic will count for a third of the
grade. This paper is due on 18 Nov, and will be presented orally before being
turned in. A late penalty of 10 points per class day will be assessed. A
comprehensive final exam will count for a third of the grade.
A=90%-100% B=80%-89% C=70%-79% D=below 70%
The
attendance policy as specified in the Academic Handbook applies here.
Additionally, any exam missed as a result of an unexcused absence will receive
a grade of "0." Each unexcused absence will be assessed a 5-point
deduction from the semester grade, and each unexcused tardy will be assessed a
2-point deduction from the semester grade.
Aug.
19
- Introduction and course overview
21
- Mozart
26
- Amadeus
28- Amadeus
Sep..
2
Greek philosophers
4
Greek sculpture and drama
9-
Hellenistic, Roman art and architecture
11
- Review for exam
16
- Exam
18
Mozart Requiem
23
Romanesque, Gothic, medieval music
25,
30 Renaissance
Oct
2-
Leonardo,
Michelangelo, Raphael
7
The Agony and the Ecstasy
9
The Agony and the Ecstasy
14- Review for exam
16
Exam
21- The
Magic Flute
23
The Magic Flute
28
Baroque painting and architecture.
Rococo and Neoclassical painting
30-
Baroque musical forms.
Nov.
4- Haydn, Mozart and Classical music forms
6- Mozarts last years. Review
11- Exam
13-
Open
18,
20- Student presentations
Dec,
2- Amadeus
4- Amadeus
9-
Review