It traces the process of a dramatic change in world view organized by the Church and supported extensively with visual propaganda. This included huge, magnificent new churches and cathedrals, the transformation of reliquaries, and the reintroduction and development of monumental sculpture. Offered alternate years. This course examines visual forms that reveal Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Islamic religious concepts in painting, sculpture, and architecture of sacred precincts and royal palaces of India. Included are monuments that incorporate the axis mundi, as well as religious images carried by monks into Tibetan, Thai, Cambodian, and Indonesian cultures.
Students probe into the meaning behind artistic expressions.
This course is an introductory exploration of Scandinavian visual arts and the cultural and historical forces related to them. The span of time, specific cultures covered, and art forms studied will vary depending upon the instructor. It is about people's relationship with the Divine, how they live or wish to live, the sense they make of life. We will trace t his through classicizing Italian churches, palaces, towns, and country houses. Offered alternate years.