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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

Tag: style as visual language

Final Projects Posted onMay 6, 2021August 31, 2021

Early Representations of Jesus in Art: Human, God, and King

For my final project, I was inspired to look at early representations of Jesus in art after discussing the Sarcophagus […] Read More

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

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 1, 2021April 17, 2021

Sitting Pretty: The Importance of Body Language in Ancient Greece

Growing up in Georgia, I attended etiquette classes that taught me southern hospitality, how to set a table, and which […] Read More

Ancient Egyptian Sunken Relief Carving
Ancient Egypt, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 13, 2021

Egypt: Take a Break!

Change in politics and government often reflects a change of style in art. This is a theme we see throughout […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Greece Posted onJanuary 27, 2021April 11, 2021

3/3 “Greek Miracle”?

A story about the development of naturalism. Pay attention to the dates as you do the readings. What are they […] 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 25, 2021

3/26 Art & Identity in the Provinces of the Roman Empire, Then & Now

How is local identity negotiated in the face of Roman imperialism? And what’s at stake in Roman identity in the […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Early Christianity and Islam in the aftermath of the Roman Empire Posted onFebruary 6, 2021March 13, 2021

4/5 The Christianization of Rome/the Romanization of Christianity

How did Christianity go from being the despised, persecuted religion of perhaps 5% of the Roman Empire to being the […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Early Christianity and Islam in the aftermath of the Roman Empire Posted onFebruary 8, 2021April 14, 2021

4/14 “Kufa and Kells”: Sacred Books in Christianity and Islam

Similarities and differences in how Christianity and Islam aestheticize the written word in sacred books produced between the 7th and […] Read More

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