2006-08 Course Descriptions - Catalog - University of Oklahoma

The Uni ver sity of Oklahoma 2006-2008 Gen eral Cat a logArt History (A HI)The department offers courses which are slashlisted so undergraduatestudents may take an undergraduate 4000-level course while graduatestudents may take a graduate 5000-level course. The lectures in aslashlisted course are the same. However, students in the 5000-levelcourse have substantial additional requirements beyond those forstudents in the 4000-level course. These additional requirements arelisted in the slashlisted course syllabus.1113 The Understanding of Art. Explanation and analysis of the principlesunderlying the visual arts. Consideration of formal, historical and otherfactors in the valuation and enjoyment of painting, sculpture, architectureand utilitarian objects. (F, Sp, Su) [IV-AF]2213 General Survey I. The visual arts from the prehistoric through theRenaissance. (F) [IV-AF]2223 General Survey II. From the Renaissance to the present. (F, Sp, Su) [IV-AF]2930 Special Topics. 2-6 hours.; Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.May be repeated with change of topic; maximum credit 12 hours. Coursesin special topics not offered in the established curriculum. (Irreg.)The prerequisite for courses in Art History numbered 3000 to 4000 is1113 or 2213 or 2223 unless otherwise indicated.3133 Survey of Aegean Art and Architecture. Prerequisite: juniorstanding. Understanding of art and architecture of the Aegean civilization.The focus of the course will be on artistic production of the island of Creteand to a lesser extent Cycladic and Mycenaean achievements in theBronze Age Greece. (Alt. Sp)3213 Classical Art and Archaeology: Greek Art to the Death ofAlexander (Crosslisted with Classical Culture 3213). Prerequisite:sophomore standing. Lectures, occasionally illustrated, and assignedreadings. Survey of the architecture, sculpture, painting and minor arts inthe Greek regions of the eastern Mediterranean in the successive stages oftheir development, with analyses of dominant styles and detailed study ofselect masterpieces and monuments. (F) [IV-AF]3223 Classical Art and Archaeology: Hellenistic Greek Art; Roman Art(Crosslisted with Classical Culture 3223). Prerequisite: sophomorestanding. Continuation of 3213. Survey of Hellenistic art, with particularattention to the individuality of style and diversity of matter. Early Etruscanand Roman art. The development of Roman art in native and assimilatedforms; studies in domestic and national monuments. (Sp) [IV-AF]3673 History of Visual Communications. Prerequisite: junior standing.The history of visual communications and design from prehistoric times tothe twentieth century. (Sp)3753 History of Interior Design, Early Civilization to 1800. Prerequisite:1113 or 2213 or 2223. Historical survey of architectural interiors and ofthe decorative arts from prehistory to 1800. Readings, lectures anddiscussion about the art, composition, and the aesthetic theories that givevalue to historical interiors. (F) [IV-WC]3763 History of Interior Design, 19th and 20th Centuries. Prerequisite:1113 or 2213 or 2223, 3753 or permission. History of interior with emphasison cultural and socio-economic factors which led to their development.Emphasis on designers and patrons and on the major furnishings styles anddesign ideas of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (Sp)3803 Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture of Meso- and South America.Prerequisite: 2213 or 2223. An overview of Pre-Columbian art andarchitecture in Meso-America and South America from Prehistoric timesuntil the Spanish intervention in the early 1500s. (F-alternate) [IV-NW]3853 Survey of Asian Art. Prerequisite: junior standing. A survey of the artof India, China, and Japan. (Irreg.)4113 Cycladic Art (Slashlisted with 5113). Prerequisite: junior standing.The Bronze Age culture of the Aegean Islands with special emphasis onCycladic idols and monumental paintings on the island of Thera (Santorini).No student may earn credit for both 4113 and 5113. (Sp-alternate)4123 Minoan Art and Architecture (Slashlisted with 5123). Prerequisite:junior standing. Examination and interpretation of Minoan palatialarchitecture and related art production on the island of Crete. No studentmay earn credit for both 4123 and 5123. (Sp-alternate)4143 Mycenaean Art and Architecture (Slashlisted with 5143).Prerequisite: junior standing. Art of mainland Greece with particularattention to Mycenaean settlements and funeral practices. No student mayearn credit for both 4143 and 5143. (Sp-alternate)Art History (A HI)4163 Etruscan Art (Slashlisted with 5163). Prerequisite: junior standing orpermission of instructor. Examine and interpret selected works of Etruscanart in reference to the possible influences from the social, political,economic, literary, and religious “climate” of the time. No student mayearn credit for both 4163 and 5163. (F) [IV-WC]4233 Medieval Art I: Early Christian to c. 1100 (Slashlisted with 5233).Prerequisite: junior standing. A study of Western art and architecture fromthe early Christian period (fourth century) through the Early Romanesqueperiod (about 1100). Studies of Byzantine, Migratory, Insular,Hispano-Islamic, Carolingian and Ottonian art included. No student mayearn credit for both 4233 and 5233. (Alt. F) [IV-WC]4243 Medieval Art II: Romanesque (Slashlisted with 5243). Prerequisite:junior standing. European medieval art of 11th and 12th centuries.Romanesque, the first pan-European art style, is formulated during a periodof urban growth and the beginning of the university system. One of themost significant achievements during the Romanesque is the sculptediconographical portal. No student may earn credit for both 4243 and5243. (Alt. Sp) [IV-WC]4253 Medieval Art III: Gothic (Slashlisted with 5253). Prerequisite:junior standing. European late Medieval art from mid-12th century tomid-15th century. Beginning with Gothic and continuing into earlyRenaissance, when two distinct styles come about simultaneously: Flemishand early Renaissance. No student may earn credit for both 4253 and5253. (Alt. F) [IV-WC]4273 Byzantine Icons (Slashlisted with 5273). Prerequisite: juniorstanding. Byzantine images occupy a principal position at the heart of theEastern Church and they are an organic part of daily services. The iconrepresents a vision of the invisible, and therefore a vision founded ondivine knowledge which transforms the created work into the miracleworking image. This Class will examine the challenging process ofproducing holiness and divinity through painting panels. No student mayearn credit for both 4273 and 5273. (Irreg.)4303 Early Renaissance Art in Italy (Slashlisted with 5303). Prerequisite:junior standing. Italian painting, sculpture, and architecture between1250-1500, emphasizing the birth of the Renaissance from a social andcultural framework. No student may earn credit for both 4303 and 5303.(Irreg.) [IV-WC]4333 High Renaissance and Mannerist Art in Italy (Slashlisted with5333). Prerequisite: junior standing. Italian High Renaissance andMannerist painting, sculpture, and architecture between 1500-1600. Nostudent may earn credit for both 4333 and 5333. (Alt. F) [IV-WC]4353 Northern Renaissance Art (Slashlisted with 5353). Prerequisite:junior standing. Painting, sculpture and architecture in Northern Europefrom 1400-1600. The course will emphasize painting in Flanders, Germanyand the Netherlands. No student may earn credit for both 4353 and 5353.(Alt. F) [IV-WC]4373 The Italian City: Renaissance and Baroque Architecture (Slashlistedwith 5373). Prerequisite: junior standing. Architecture and urban planningof Italy from about 1300-1700. Emphasis on the growth of the city and hownew forms of social interaction affected the development of architectureand the urban setting. No student may earn credit for both 4373 and5373. (Alt. F) [IV-WC]4403 Southern Baroque Art (Slashlisted with 5403). Italian painting,sculpture, architecture from 1600-1700. This course will emphasize theeffects of the Counter-Reformation on art and artists in Rome. No studentmay earn credit for both 4403 and 5403. (F-alternate) [IV-WC]4503 Art of the 18th Century: The Age of Enlightenment (Slashlistedwith 5503). Prerequisite: junior standing. Emphasizes the interaction of artwith scientific, literary, historic and philosophical innovations of theeighteenth century. Content includes painting, sculpture and architectureof Northern Europe. No student may earn credit for both 4503 and 5503.(Alt. Sp) [IV-WC]4553 Nineteenth-Century Art (Slashlisted with 5553). Prerequisite:junior standing. European art from the French Revolution to 1900, withparticular emphasis on developments in French painting. Briefconsideration of parallel trends in American art. No student may earncredit for both 4553 and 5553. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]4603 American Art (Slashlisted with 5603). Prerequisite: junior standing.American art from the colonial period to 1950. No student may earn creditfor both 4603 and 5603. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]Course Descriptions 24