FA211: SYLLABUS

This course will introduce you to the art and
architecture of the ancient Mediterranean
world. We shall concentrate on the major art
works and monuments of the three civi-
lizations that arose here: the ancient Near
East (primarily Mesopotamia), Egypt and
Classical Greece. By studying the sculpture,
pottery, seals, architectural remains and
wall painting of these cultures, we shall gain
a better understanding of those civilizations,
the political and religious ideologies that shaped
them, and the evolution of their art styles.

Midterm Exam (10/24/02 9:00AM): 20% of final grade

Paper (Due 11/19/02): 35% of final grade

Final Exam (12/14/02 12:30PM): 40% of final grade

Class Attendance and Participation 5% of final grade

Attendance at all classes is absolutely necessary to understand the course material. Absences will be noted. Unexcused absence from the midterm or final exam will require a doctor's note, and make-up exam times will be at the discretion of the instructor. Two class lectures will be canceled and replaced by a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which possesses one of the world's outstanding
collections of ancient art.

Required Texts: Aldred, Cyril. Egyptian Art. New York: Oxford University Press, 1980. [Bapst Reserves: N5350.A56] Frankfort, Henri. The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996. [Bapst Reserves: N5345.F7 1996] Janson, H. W., and Anthony F. Janson. History of Art. 5th ed.rev. New York: Prentice Hall and Harry N. Abrams, 1991. [Bapst Reference: N5300.J3 1997] Pollitt, J. J. Art and Experience in Classical Greece. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1972. [Bapst Reserves: N5630.P54 1972] Robins, Gay. The Art of Ancient Egypt. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997. [Bapst Reserves: N5350.R63 1997]

Background Texts: Boardman, John. Greek Art. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996. [Bapst Reserves: N5630.B58 1996] ---. The Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece. London: Thames & Hudson, 1967. [Bapst Reserves: N5630.A7] Collon, Dominique. Ancient Near Eastern Art. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995. [Bapst Reserves: N5345.C69 1995] Frankfort, H. A. Groenewegen. Arrest and Movement: an Essay on Space and Time in the Representational Art of the Ancient Near East. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987. [Bapst Reserves: N5345.G76 1987] ---. The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man: an Essay on Speculative Thought in the Ancient Near East. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1977. [Bapst Reserves: BF96.F8 1977] Oates, David, and Joan Oates. The Rise of Civilization. Oxford: Elsevier Phaidon, 1976. [Bapst Reserves: CB311.O23] Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta. A Handbook of Greek Art. Oxford: Phaidon, 1987. [Bapst Reserves: N5630.R49 1987b] Roaf, Michael. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. New York: Facts on File, 1990. [Bapst Reserves: DS69.5.R63 1990] Smith, William Stevenson. The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998. [Bapst Reserves: N5350.S5 1998] Terrace, Edward Lee Bockman, and Henry G. Fischer. Treasures of Egyptian Art from the Cairo Museum: a Centennial Exhibition, 1970-71. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1970. [Bapst Reserves: N5336.E3C38] Vermeule, Cornelius C., III, and Mary B. Comstock. Eds. Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Art: the Classical Collections. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1972. [Bapst Reserves: N5634.B6 1972]

Handouts:

The Kassites, Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires
Reading: Frankfort, 127-205
Background: Roaf, 132-195
Handout: Mesopotamia: Expansion into Empires | Terms
Slides

Glyptic Art: Seals and Their Role in the Ancient Near East
Reading: None
Background: Collon, Ancient Near Eastern Art (First Impressions)
Handout: Mesopotamia: Expansion into Empires | Terms
Slides

Syria and Anatolia including Hittite Empire
Reading: Frankfort, 215-237 (read), 240-277 (skim) Background: Frankfort, 333-378
Handout: Peripheral Regions
Slides

Egypt: Predynastic Era and the Old Kingdom
Reading: Robins, 12-39
Background: Smith, 1-24
Handout: None
Slides

Egypt: Old Kingdom: Dynasties 3-6
Reading: Robins, 40-51, ill. on p. 56., 66-67
Background: Smith, 26-78
Handout: None
Slides

Egypt: Middle Kingdom
Reading: Robins, 90-96; 112-114
Background: Smith, 85-112
Handout: None
Slides

Egypt: New Kingdom
Reading: Robins, 122; 131-132
Background: Smith, 126-158
Handout: None
Slides

Egypt: New Kingdom (Amarna Art)
Reading: Robins, 151-157
Background: Smith, 170-207
Handout: None
Slides

Egypt: New Kingdom and Late Period PAPER ASSIGNMENT
Reading: Robins, 166-170
Background: Robins, 210-245; Smith, 208-224
Handout: A Guide for the Systematic Analysis of a Work of Art
Slides

MIDTERM (OCTOBER 24)

Introduction to Greek Art, Comparisons (Crosscurrents)
Reading: Janson, 110-122
Background: None
Handout: None
Slide

Cycladic and Minoan Art
Reading: Janson, 98-106
Background: None
Handout: None
Slides

Mycenaean Art
Reading: Janson, 106-109
Background: None
Handout: None
Slides

Geometric through Archaic Period Art
Reading: Janson, 110-130; Pollitt, 1-14
Background: None
Handout: None
Slide

Archaic and Early Classical Period Art
Reading: Janson, 139-145; Pollitt, 15-20
Background: Pollitt, 20-64
Handout: None
Slides

The Parthenon
Reading: Janson, 130-139; Pollitt, 64-71
Background: Pollitt, 97-110
Handout: Parthenon Vocabulary | Parthenon Elevation
Slides

Saturday Trip to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 10:00am-1:00pm

Classical Sculpture PAPER DUE
Reading: Janson, 145-151
Background: Pollitt, 97-110
Handout: None
Slides

NO CLASS

Late Classical and Hellenistic Art
Reading: Janson, 151-165
Background: Pollitt, 111-194
Handout: None
Slides

THANKSGIVING (NO CLASS)

Crosscurrents
Reading: None
Background: None
Handout: None
Slides

NO CLASS

NO CLASS

FINAL, 12:30PM


BOSTON COLLEGE SYLLABUS FALL 2002
Diana Krumholz McDonald E-mail: mcdonadh@bc.edu Classes: Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00-10:15AM Devlin Hall 218 Office: Devlin Hall 423 Office Hours: Tues, 10:15-11:00AM and by appointment


This course will introduce you to the art and architecture of the ancient Mediterranean world. We shall concentrate on the major art works and monuments of the three civi- lizations that arose here: the ancient Near East (primarily Mesopotamia), Egypt and Classical Greece. By studying the sculpture, pottery, seals, architectural remains and wall painting of these cultures, we shall gain a better understanding of those civilizations, the political and religious ideologies that shaped them, and the evolution of their art styles.		Midterm Exam (10/24/02 9:00AM): 20% of final grade Paper (Due 11/19/02): 35% of final grade Final Exam (12/14/02 12:30PM): 40% of final grade Class Attendance and Participation 5% of final grade
Attendance at all classes is absolutely necessary to understand the course material. Absences will be noted. Unexcused absence from the midterm or final exam will require a doctor's note, and make-up exam times will be at the discretion of the instructor. Two class lectures will be canceled and replaced by a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which possesses one of the world's outstanding collections of ancient art.

Required Texts, referred to in the Outline of Classes under the heading "Reading," include articles and chapters required for the course and its exams. These volumes will be available for sale at the Boston College Bookstore and will also be placed on reserve at Bapst Library. One article will be available only on the course web site. Background Texts, referred to in the Outline of Classes under the heading "Background," include optional readings that will further expand upon key issues discussed in class and in the required readings. These volumes will be placed on reserve at Bapst Library. Required Texts: Aldred, Cyril. Egyptian Art. New York: Oxford University Press, 1980. [Bapst Reserves: N5350.A56] Frankfort, Henri. The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996. [Bapst Reserves: N5345.F7 1996] Janson, H. W., and Anthony F. Janson. History of Art. 5th ed.rev. New York: Prentice Hall and Harry N. Abrams, 1991. [Bapst Reference: N5300.J3 1997] Pollitt, J. J. Art and Experience in Classical Greece. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1972. [Bapst Reserves: N5630.P54 1972] Robins, Gay. The Art of Ancient Egypt. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997. [Bapst Reserves: N5350.R63 1997] Background Texts: Boardman, John. Greek Art. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996. [Bapst Reserves: N5630.B58 1996] ---. The Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece. London: Thames & Hudson, 1967. [Bapst Reserves: N5630.A7] Collon, Dominique. Ancient Near Eastern Art. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995. [Bapst Reserves: N5345.C69 1995] Frankfort, H. A. Groenewegen. Arrest and Movement: an Essay on Space and Time in the Representational Art of the Ancient Near East. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987. [Bapst Reserves: N5345.G76 1987] ---. The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man: an Essay on Speculative Thought in the Ancient Near East. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1977. [Bapst Reserves: BF96.F8 1977] Oates, David, and Joan Oates. The Rise of Civilization. Oxford: Elsevier Phaidon, 1976. [Bapst Reserves: CB311.O23] Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta. A Handbook of Greek Art. Oxford: Phaidon, 1987. [Bapst Reserves: N5630.R49 1987b] Roaf, Michael. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. New York: Facts on File, 1990. [Bapst Reserves: DS69.5.R63 1990] Smith, William Stevenson. The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998. [Bapst Reserves: N5350.S5 1998] Terrace, Edward Lee Bockman, and Henry G. Fischer. Treasures of Egyptian Art from the Cairo Museum: a Centennial Exhibition, 1970-71. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1970. [Bapst Reserves: N5336.E3C38] Vermeule, Cornelius C., III, and Mary B. Comstock. Eds. Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Art: the Classical Collections. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1972. [Bapst Reserves: N5634.B6 1972] Handouts: Mesopotamia Terms Neolithic in the Near East: Sumer and Akkad Mesopotamia: Expansion into Empires Peripheral Regions Parthenon Vocabulary Parthenon Elevation A Guide for the Systematic Analysis of a Work of Art

Week 1 Week 2 Week 2 Week 3 Week 3 Week 4 Week 4 Week 5 Week 5 Week 6 Week 6 Week 7 Week 7 Week 8 Week 8 Week 9 Week 9 Week 10 Week 10 Week 11 Week 11 11/16/02 Week 12 Week 12 Week 13 Week 13 Week 14 12/1/01 12/5/02 12/14/02
	Introduction: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece Reading: None Background: None Handout: None Slides Rise of Civilization: The Neolithic in Mesopotamia and Anatolia Reading: Article: Catal Huyuk Background: Oates, The Rise of Civilization; Roaf, 8-56 Handout: Neolithic in the Near East: Sumer and Akkad \| Terms Slides Urbanization: Sumer Reading: Frankfort, 17-82 Background: Roaf, 58-93 Handout: Neolithic in the Near East: Sumer and Akkad \| Mesopotamia \| Terms Slides Kingship and Empire: Akkad Reading: Frankfort, 83-126 Background: Roaf, 96-104 Handout: Mesopotamia \| Terms Slides The Neo-Sumerian Period, Ur III and Babylon Reading: Frankfort, 83-126 Background: Roaf, 108-130 Handout: Mesopotamia \| Terms Slides The Kassites, Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires Reading: Frankfort, 127-205 Background: Roaf, 132-195 Handout: Mesopotamia: Expansion into Empires \| Terms Slides Glyptic Art: Seals and Their Role in the Ancient Near East Reading: None Background: Collon, Ancient Near Eastern Art (First Impressions) Handout: Mesopotamia: Expansion into Empires \| Terms Slides Syria and Anatolia including Hittite Empire Reading: Frankfort, 215-237 (read), 240-277 (skim) Background: Frankfort, 333-378 Handout: Peripheral Regions Slides Egypt: Predynastic Era and the Old Kingdom Reading: Robins, 12-39 Background: Smith, 1-24 Handout: None Slides Egypt: Old Kingdom: Dynasties 3-6 Reading: Robins, 40-51, ill. on p. 56., 66-67 Background: Smith, 26-78 Handout: None Slides Egypt: Middle Kingdom Reading: Robins, 90-96; 112-114 Background: Smith, 85-112 Handout: None Slides Egypt: New Kingdom Reading: Robins, 122; 131-132 Background: Smith, 126-158 Handout: None Slides Egypt: New Kingdom (Amarna Art) Reading: Robins, 151-157 Background: Smith, 170-207 Handout: None Slides Egypt: New Kingdom and Late Period PAPER ASSIGNMENT Reading: Robins, 166-170 Background: Robins, 210-245; Smith, 208-224 Handout: A Guide for the Systematic Analysis of a Work of Art Slides MIDTERM (OCTOBER 24) Introduction to Greek Art, Comparisons (Crosscurrents) Reading: Janson, 110-122 Background: None Handout: None Slide Cycladic and Minoan Art Reading: Janson, 98-106 Background: None Handout: None Slides Mycenaean Art Reading: Janson, 106-109 Background: None Handout: None Slides Geometric through Archaic Period Art Reading: Janson, 110-130; Pollitt, 1-14 Background: None Handout: None Slide Archaic and Early Classical Period Art Reading: Janson, 139-145; Pollitt, 15-20 Background: Pollitt, 20-64 Handout: None Slides The Parthenon Reading: Janson, 130-139; Pollitt, 64-71 Background: Pollitt, 97-110 Handout: Parthenon Vocabulary \| Parthenon Elevation Slides Saturday Trip to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 10:00am-1:00pm Classical Sculpture PAPER DUE Reading: Janson, 145-151 Background: Pollitt, 97-110 Handout: None Slides NO CLASS Late Classical and Hellenistic Art Reading: Janson, 151-165 Background: Pollitt, 111-194 Handout: None Slides THANKSGIVING (NO CLASS) Crosscurrents Reading: None Background: None Handout: None Slides NO CLASS NO CLASS FINAL, 12:30PM