Art History graduate courses, including lectures and seminars, span many different eras, approaches, theories, and styles. Our classes are designed to allow interaction with instructors and fellow students, providing an intimate investigation into the history of art. Our graduate courses are often cross-listed with other interdisciplinary departments and units to explore the full scope of topics from Roman archaeology to contemporary archives.
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The sculpture of ancient Rome and its empire provides a vivid picture of Roman history and life: sculpture was used by the Romans to record historical events, to honor important citizens, to worship the gods, to remember the dead, as well as to adorn an array of buildings, plazas, and gardens, both public and private.
This course will cover the artistic revolution that swept the Italian peninsula during the fifteenth century. Our initial focus will be on Florence and the great artists of that city, including Brunelleschi, Donatello, Masaccio, and Botticelli.
From its foundation as a New Rome in the fourth century, to its fall to the Ottoman Turks in fifteenth century, the name “Constantinople” not only identified a geographical location, but also summoned an idea.
This graduate seminar has been designed around the planned fall 2020 Eskenazi Museum of Art exhibition, Swing Landscape: Stuart Davis and the Modernist Mural, and calibrated to meet the criteria of the new M.A. in Curatorship degree.
The moment I saw Gustav Le Gray's prints in the History of 20th Century Photography course with Professor Facos, I was floored. I had an incredible emotional response. The prints were beautiful. I remember the conversations we had about the controversy surrounding his processes. It was invigorating to see the work that started "manipulated" photography, and I feel grateful to have learned about his work.
Kelly Lee Webeck, M.F.A. 2019
The College of Arts