A story about the development of naturalism. Pay attention to the dates as you do the readings. What are they […] Read More
Tag: style as visual language
The Parthenon in its ancient context can be understood simultaneously as an idealized representation of Athenian democracy, as a trophy […] Read More
How do rulers use art, images and monuments to persuade people to accept their legitimacy and authority as rulers? Why […] Read More
How is local identity negotiated in the face of Roman imperialism? And what’s at stake in Roman identity in the […] Read More
How did Christianity go from being the despised, persecuted religion of perhaps 5% of the Roman Empire to being the […] Read More
Similarities and differences in how Christianity and Islam aestheticize the written word in sacred books produced between the 7th and […] Read More
