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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, Egypt Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 15, 2021

2/15 Old Kingdom Pharaohs, and their Wives

Some elements of Egyptian iconography are so laden with specific, symbolic meaning that we literally read them; as with hieroglyphics, […] 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, High Middle Ages Posted onFebruary 9, 2021April 23, 2021

4/23 The Cosmopolitan Middle Ages

Medieval Europe was far more “multi-cultural” than we often assume. Here are some of the images we’ll be looking at. […] Read More

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