Art History Unit 1

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What is Art History?

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Study of art across cultures and periods.

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Global Art History

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Broad scope but avoids ranking art hierarchically. Focuses on cultural exchanges rather than linear narratives.

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Methodologies in Art History (SIMPF)

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Style/Form, Iconography, Medium/Material, Patron/Site, Function/Viewer.

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Historical Contexts in Art History

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Types include biographical, political, religious, economic, social, cultural, intellectual, environmental.

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Sources in Art History

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Primary: Documents, letters, sacred texts. Secondary: Modern theories, academic histories.

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Unit 1 - Classical World

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Ancient art from Europe, North Africa, and Southwest Asia.

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Unit 2 - Agency of Objects

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Impact and roles of objects in history.

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Visual Description in Art

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Medium, Composition, Space and Depth, Emphasis and Direction.

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Greek “Canon” and Key Concepts

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Artemision Zeus, Chiasmus, Rhythmos, Symmetria.

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The Parthenon

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Architects: Iktinos and Kallikrates, 447–432 BCE. Built on the Athenian Acropolis; funded by Persian war spoils.