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Because art is perceived through the eyes and other senses as well as through the intellect, art history courses use slides, films, videos, and direct viewing of art works in galleries and museums and in the cities. Although some of the courses reflect a traditional structuring of art history by time periods, instructors often use new methodologies to explain the work within these periods.
Art history courses at the A-level and B-level are
normally open to all students. In addition to the practice in
critical thinking and writing provided by all humanities disciplines,
these courses offer basic information about painting, sculpture,
architecture, and other arts, and a chance to improve perceptual
awareness.
Supervisor: L. Carney (287-7171)
Students must complete seven full-course equivalents as follows:
2. Four full-course equivalents at the B-level in art history. Students may substitute one full-course equivalent from VPA or another discipline (such as VPAB01H, VPAB05H or ENGC75H), with the Supervisor's approval.
3. Two full-course equivalents in art history at
the C- / D- level (or at the 300-/400-level on the St. George
campus).
Supervisor: L. Carney (287-7171)
Students must complete four full-course equivalents as follows:
1. One full-course equivalent at the A-level in art history
2. Two full-course equivalents at the B-level in art history
3. One full-course equivalent in art history at the
C- or D-level, chosen in consultation with the Supervisor.
An investigation of major examples of world art and of the histories and theories that have been used to explain them.
This course considers both the works of art in question and the changing concepts and methods of art history as a discipline. There is an emphasis on the cultural, economic, social, and political factors that affect the making of art, as well as changing interpretations and uses.
Exclusions: FAH100, (VPAA41Y)
T.B.A.
A study of selected works of art in relation to notions of modernity.
What is meant by the terms "modernity" and "modern" when they are used to describe art in its changing cultural, economic, and social contexts? This course examines certain works of art, mostly but not exclusively from the Western world, in relation to this question, using recent theories of modernity.
Exclusion: (VPAA41Y)
See course description under the Specialist Programme
in Visual and Performing Arts.
The Northern Renaissance, with emphasis on the Netherlands.
The course concentrates on the development of painting from Jan van Eyck's brilliantly coloured works to the imaginative subjects of Hieronymus Bosch. The works selected will also illustrate some of the problems faced by students of art, such as the identification of artists on the basis of documents and the analysis of style and subject matter.
Exclusion: FAH307Y
T.B.A.
A study of painting and drawing in the Dutch Republic in the so-called Golden Age from 1600 to 1675.
The subject includes portraiture, landscape and still life. Work done in these categories forms the basis of a great deal of later Western painting. The approach to the material will be problem oriented, rather than chronological. VPAC43H is a continuation of this course.
Exclusion: FAH308
T.B.A.
European painting, sculpture and architecture between 1750 and 1830.
The course focuses on Paris, which was not only the centre of the French Revolution, but also the location of the great studios of Boucher, David, Ingres, and Delacroix.
Exclusion: FAH282
T.B.A.
A survey of twentieth-century painters and sculptors, primarily European, with an emphasis on their interactions with modern technology.
The course introduces artists like Picasso and Matisse, whose work is now history, as well as contemporary painters and sculptors. The focus throughout will be on the ways that photography, the movies, television and other technologies have changed the nature of art.
A course about art and the settings in which it is seen in cities today.
The topics will vary from year to year, but some or all of the classes will take place in a Toronto museum or gallery. This will give direct insight into current exhibition practices and into the ways that those practices, as well as the institutional settings themselves, affect viewers' experiences of art.
Prerequisites: One-half F.C.E. from: VPAA40H, (VPAA41Y), VPAA45H, VPAA60Y, VPAA61H
T.B.A.
The artistic achievements of Greece and Rome.
This course examines Greek architectural design with its concerns for ideal proportion and balance, Roman technical innovations and Classical painting and sculpture and their enormously influential techniques for creating illusions of the real world.
Exclusions: FAH203, FAH204, (VPAA42)
Prerequisite: VPAA40H recommended
T.B.A.
A survey of European architecture, sculpture, painting, illumination, and minor arts from the late Roman Empire to the end of the Middle Ages.
The course examines the origins of European artistic traditions in the early Christian, Mediterranean world; how these traditions were influenced by classical, Byzantine, Moslem and pagan forms; how they developed in an entirely new form of artistic expression in the high Middle Ages; and how they led on to the Renaissance.
Exclusions: FAH261, (VPAA43)
Prerequisite: VPAA40H recommended
A survey of architecture, painting, and sculpture from 1400 to 1750.
The course will present important monuments, primarily from Italy and the Netherlands.
Exclusions: FAH274, FAH279, (VPAA44)
Prerequisite: VPAA40H recommended
T.B.A.
The development of Gothic architecture from the beginning of the twelfth century to the middle of the thirteenth century.
Emphasis will be placed on Notre-Dame in Paris, the cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, and Amiens, and a select number of monuments in England. A discussion of the sculptural programmes of the said churches will be included.
Exclusion: FAH268
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in art history at the B-level or permission of the instructor
The principal masters of seventeenth-century Holland.
This study makes extensive reference to the cities of Haarlem, Amsterdam, and Delft as the centres in which these artists worked. Their paintings will be analysed from the point of view of subject matter, technique, and outside influences.
Exclusion: FAH308
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in art history at the B-level, preferably VPAB44H
T.B.A.
Special topics in twentieth-century painting and sculpture. The subject will change from time to time. After introductory sessions outlining the subject and ways of getting information about it, seminar members will research and present topics of their choice.
Prerequisite: One full-course equivalent in modern art history at the B-level or permission of the instructor.
A special topics course in ancient art and architecture.
A concentrated study of a particular topic in ancient art, which will change from year to year.
Prerequisites: VPAB52H (VPAA42H) or permission of the instructor
T.B.A.
A course offering the opportunity for advanced investigation of an area of interest; for students who are nearing completion of art history programmes and who have already acquired research skills sufficient for independent work. Students must locate a willing supervisor, and topics must be identified and approved, by the end of the previous term. A reading knowledge of a second language is recommended.
Prerequisite: One C-level full-course equivalent in art history.
Students are advised that they must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering for these courses.
Members of Faculty
Pre or Corequisite: Any course in Art History or VPAA61H
VPAB42H3 Carolingian and Romanesque Art and Architecture
Exclusions: FAH321, FAH322
Prerequisite: VPAB53H highly recommended
VPAB46H3 Impressionism
Exclusion: FAH378
VPAB48Y3 Art in North American Cultures
VPAB49Y3 Women and Visual Art
Prerequisites: WSTA01Y or [VPAA40H & VPAA45H] (VPAA41Y) or VPAA61H or permission of the instructor
VPAB50Y3 The Art of Southeast Asia
VPAC41H3 Wall Painting in Ancient Egypt and the Bronze Age Aegean (3200-1200 B.C.)
Prerequisite: One full-course equivalent in art history at the B-level or permission of the instructor
VPAC44H3 Art Around 1900
Prerequisite: One full-course equivalent at the
B-level or permission of the instructor.
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