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ARTS 101: Caves to Cathedrals

Colgate University | Spring 2021

  • Overview & Course Information
  • Calendar Summary
  • Daily Schedule
  • Assignments
    • Pillars of the Earth – Reading questions
    • Citizenship/Participation
    • Daily (or almost daily) Exam Question
    • Web posts – updated for webpost 2
    • Final Project
  • Student Posts
    • Ancient Mesopotamia
    • Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Ancient Egypt in the Modern World
    • Ancient Greece
    • Ancient Greece in the Modern World
    • Ancient Rome
    • Ancient Rome in the Modern World
  • Final Projects

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Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 3, 2021

2/1 Images of Sumerian Society

Today we will look closely at two smaller artworks with complex imagery showing ideal models of Mesopotamian social structure. Here […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 23, 2021March 10, 2021

2/3 The Image of the Ruler: Naram-Sin and Hammurabi

Today we will look closely at two more monuments intended to glorify kings, created about 500 years apart. Building on […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 7, 2021

2/5 Assyrian Palace Reliefs

CLOSE LOOKING DAY! Watch this short video produced by the Met, showing a digital walk-through of an Assyrian palace. Think […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Egypt Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 10, 2021

2/10 Egypt: Gift of the Nile

Today we head west to Egypt! We will start with two non-art historical readings about the Nile River, whose annual […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Greece Posted onJanuary 30, 2021March 16, 2021

3/5 The Parthenon I: the ancient monument

The Parthenon in its ancient context can be understood simultaneously as an idealized representation of Athenian democracy, as a trophy […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Greece Posted onJanuary 30, 2021March 13, 2021

3/10 The Image of the Ruler: Darius and Alexander

How do rulers use art, images and monuments to persuade people to accept their legitimacy and authority as rulers? Why […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Rome Posted onJanuary 31, 2021March 17, 2021

3/17 Rome Encapsulated: The Forum & Markets of Trajan

We will look at just one public space in the city of Rome, a space made possible by — and […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Rome Posted onJanuary 31, 2021March 20, 2021

3/19 The Column of Trajan

The problems of a single story; and another CLOSE LOOKING DAY! Readings: Andrew Curry, “A War Diary Soars Over Rome,” […] Read More

Daily Schedule, High Middle Ages Posted onFebruary 8, 2021April 6, 2021

4/19 The Bayeux Tapestry

Another visual account of a major recent battle, represented by the winners. How does this example compare to some of […] Read More

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