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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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Collage of 5 statues featured in Women Uncovered
Final Projects Posted onMay 6, 2021

Women Uncovered: An Exhibition Examining What the Naked Body can Reveal

For my final project, I created the virtual exhibition Women Uncovered, which shows a series of 5 sculptures of (semi) […] Read More

Final Projects Posted onMay 4, 2021May 4, 2021

Bite Sized Art History

This metaphorical cookbook outlines the makeup of history’s most influential female figures. Learn their story, impacts on society, and interpretations […] Read More

Ancient Greece, Student Posts Posted onApril 3, 2021April 17, 2021

What About The Barberini Faun?

I am flabbergasted that the Barberini Faun was not included in the curriculum of this class! The statue is a […] Read More

Ancient Greece, Student Posts Posted onApril 3, 2021April 17, 2021

Hot Take: The Classical Period is Overrated

What comes to mind when you think of ancient Greek sculpture? If you picture modest goddesses and nude figures in […] Read More

Ancient Greece, Student Posts Posted onApril 3, 2021April 17, 2021

Beware: Three sisters with locks of snakes and a stone cold attitude on the prowl

(Stheno and Euryale on the Eleusis Amphora chasing Perseus) Breaking News –  Startling accounts of bone-chilling women with snakes for […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 18, 2021

The Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük: Mother Goddess or “Art for Art’s Sake”?

By Joe Hurle – I am interested in this topic because Çatalhöyük is one of the oldest and largest neolithic […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 18, 2021

See How Much the “Perfect” Female Body Type has changed throughout history

Hi, my name is Carly Kleinberg and I am apart of the Class of 2024. I hope to major in environmental studies and minor in architecture.

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 6, 2021

The Mother Goddess and the Myth of Prehistoric Matriarchy: Let’s Leave it in the 70s

Imagine an ancient world where women were equal in status and influence to their male counterparts amongst their tribes. A […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 20, 2021February 22, 2021

1/27 Venus of Willendorf

Ok, we’re actually going to skip the “caves” this year, although I highly recommend this film if you want to […] 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, Egypt Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 24, 2021

2/17 Monumental Architecture in Egypt

The Pyramids of Giza are the only surviving wonder of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. How it […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Greece Posted onJanuary 30, 2021March 18, 2021

3/15 The female “nude” in Greek art

Why do statues of nude women in Greek art almost ways show them covering their genitals, and why do statues […] 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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