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ART 152: History of Western Art part 2—Early Renaissance to the

Present
UNC at Chapel Hill
Art Department
Spring 2011
Lectures 12:00-12:50 MW
121 Hanes Art Center

Dr. JJ Bauer
Office: 112 Hanes Art Center
Email: jbauer@email.unc.edu1
Office Hours: 2:30-3:30 MW & by appointment

1
Email is generally the best method of contact during
non-office hours. Please allow 48 hours for an email
response.
Teaching Assistants

Office: 103 Hanes Art Center


For individual TA office hours, check the blackboard site for your recitation section.

Ms. Beth Fischer, Email: elfische@email.unc.edu


Ms. Hyejin Lee, Email: hyejinl@email.unc.edu
Ms. Megan Sweeney, Email: megansw@email.unc.edu
Ms. Diane Woodin, Email: dwoodin@email.unc.edu
Ms. Bahar Yolac, Email: yolac@email.unc.edu

Recitation Sections

60 W 1:00-1:50 HAC 218 YOLAC


1
60 W 3:00-3:50 HAC 218 LEE
2
60 TH 9:30-10:20 HAC 118 FISCHER
3
60 TH 8:00-8:50 HAC 118 FISCHER
4
60 W 4:00-4:50 HAC 117 WOODIN
5
60 F 11:00-11:50 HAC 118 SWEENEY
7
60 F 1:00-1:50 HAC 118 SWEENEY
8
60 TH 1:00-1:50 HAC 118 YOLAC
9
61 W 2:00-2:50 HAC 117 LEE
3

Course Description

Art 152 is the second semester of a two-semester general introduction to the history of Western European
art. It is a survey class, designed to introduce the beginning student to the art of the West (Europe and the
United States) from ca. 1400 to 2000 C.E. Because this class has no prerequisites, no previous experience
with art history is necessary to take this class. Students are however encouraged to take Art 151 in
preparation for this class.

This class will acquaint the student with major monuments of painting, sculpture, architecture and
photography from the period. It will also introduce the student to the discipline of art history, its methods
and tools of analysis, skills necessary for the interpretation and critical evaluation of visual information.
The goal of the course is to allow the student to competently discuss art objects orally and in writing. The
lectures will therefore present an overview of the vocabulary and theories of the discipline. The major
historical and cultural events of this lengthy period are necessary components for understanding the
artwork. The class will also address the particular concerns of both the art-producers (the painters,
sculptors and architects) and the arts establishment (the patrons, museums, galleries, art historians, and
critics) of this period.
This class will require the student to: memorize a number of images that represent the historical span of
the course, and demonstrate analytical skills developed in the class that are necessary to communicate
visual information. This will require the student to read the assigned texts on time, to take part in class
discussions, and to communicate his/her knowledge in writing. The course consists of lectures twice
weekly, readings, and section meetings once a week. The recitations are mandatory (attendance will be
taken). Missing more than one or two classes (the number will depend upon the recitation instructor) will
result in a failing grade. Missing more than 3 lectures will also guarantee poor performance on the tests.

Reproductions of every key work of art discussed in the lectures are found either in your textbook or
posted as a link to ARTstor on Blackboard. Your recitation instructor will provide you with your
password to access ARTstor. Lecture powerpoints and Vocabulary lists for each chapter will be posted to
Blackboard as they occur on the course calendar. Readings from the textbook should provide basic
information to supplement the class lectures, but will not duplicate the information offered by the
instructors, who are specialists in the fields they cover. Please note that the examinations focus on the
material presented in the lectures and discussed in section.

Regular class attendance is expected and is a necessity for a proper understanding of the course material.
Should it be necessary to miss class for a compelling reason, it is your responsibility to borrow notes for
that day from a fellow student in the class. Students arriving late to class or leaving early are disruptive.
Common courtesy is expected. All cell phones and mp3 players must be turned off during class or they
will be confiscated. Laptops must be used for course business only and will be shut down if they are not
—playing games or chatting on Facebook during lecture is distracting to your peers and will not be
tolerated. Participation grades will be marked down 5 points (out of 100) for any technology infraction.

Recitation sections are integral to the structure of Art 152. They are designed to supplement the material
presented in the lectures. They also provide a good opportunity to discuss works of art and their context.
If you cannot attend your given section for some reason, you should try to attend another section that
week (giving the T.A. your name and regular section time). The section grade is based on informed
participation in both discussions and written exercises given over the course of the semester. If there is
any difficulty with the course material, do not hesitate to contact the T.A.

Required Texts

Marilyn Stokstad and Michael W. Cothren, Art History: Volume 2, 4th Edition
Sylvan Barnet, A Short Guide to Writing About Art, 10th Edition
Mary Sheriff editor, Cultural Contact and the Making of European Art since the Age of Exploration

All texts are available at Student Stores and on reserve in the Sloane Art Library, Hanes Art Center. The
Stokstad text is also available as an eBook (for help downloading, ask at Student Stores).

Course Grade

The course grade will be based upon the student’s performance on the following: attendance and
participation, 2 mid-term exams, 1 paper and a final exam.
Paper: 25%
Midterm Exams: 40% (20% each)
Final: 25%
Participation: 10%

The mid-term exams and final exam cover work discussed in lecture and recitation. Dates of the mid-term
exams are Feb 14th and March 28th. The Final Exam is Monday, May 2nd at noon.
Exams will generally contain some combination of the following:
Slide identification. For every work or monument, the student is expected to include:
the title (and in figurative works, the subject matter—when it is not already part of the title); the
bracket dates (the fifty year period either at the beginning or end of a century into which its
creation date falls, so the Mona Lisa, created between 1503 and 1506, would have a bracket date
of 1501-1550); (for non-portable works, i.e. architecture) the city and country of execution or (for
portable works) nationality of the artist; and the name of the artist or designer (when known); one
sentence about its artistic or historical significance.
Definitions. The student will be expected to provide a short definition for, and an example of,
terms that have been discussed in class lectures or sections. If the meaning of a term is unclear,
ask your T.A. and consult the glossary at the back of Stokstad, and/or other resources available at
the Sloane Art Library, including but not limited to A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques
and Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art. Under the link VOCABULARY on the
blackboard site there is a link to the Getty Thesaurus of Art and Architecture.
Slide Comparisons. Two slides are shown, the student must answer in a way that involves
comparing or contrasting them. In such comparisons, it is important to address specific qualities
or features of the works of art, and use them as evidence to support more general conclusions.
Unknowns. The student will be asked to discuss a work of art or architecture not seen in lecture or
in recitation. Based on the knowledge acquired in lectures and sections, the answer should discuss
the medium, the subject, the style, and the possible function of the "unknown" work of art.

NOTE: Make-up exams will be given only if a student has a written excuse from a medical or university
authority for missing the regularly scheduled examination. All unexcused examination absences will be
counted as a zero grade. Make-up exams will be in the form of a written essay (15 pages in length) and
must be assigned/scheduled with your recitation T.A.

The mid-term tests are non-cumulative. However, the slide comparison portion of the final exam will be
cumulative.

Course Calendar

1/10 (M) Introduction to Course


1/12 (W) Stokstad Chapter 17: Fourteenth-Century Art in Europe
1/17 (M) No class because of MLK holiday
1/19 (W)
Recitation sections this week: Barnet Chapter 3 and Ackland Museum visit
1/24 (M) Stockstad Chapter 18: Fifteenth-Century Art in Northern Europe
1/26 (W)
Recitation sections this week: Barnet Chapter 4
1/31 (M) Stockstad Chapter 19: Renaissance Art in Fifteenth-Century Italy
2/2 (W)
Recitation sections this week: Sloane Art Library instruction session
2/7 (M) Stockstad Chapter 20: Sixteenth-Century Art in Italy
2/9 (W)
Recitation sections this week: Barnet Chapter 5
2/14 (M) Mid-term Exam 1
2/16 (W) Stockstad Chapter 21: Sixteenth-Century Art in Northern Europe and the Iberian
Peninsula
Recitation sections this week: Sheriff Chapter 3 and Ackland Museum visit
2/21 (M)
2/23 (W) Stockstad Chapter 22: Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe
Recitation sections this week: Sheriff Chapter 4
2/28 (M)
3/2 (W) Stockstad Chapter 29: Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century Art in Europe and the
Americas
Recitation sections this week: Rough Draft of Description and Annotated List of Questions of
Research Assignment Due
3/7-3/11 Spring Break, no class
3/14 (M)
3/16 (W)
Recitation sections this week: Sheriff Chapter 5
3/21 (M) Stockstad Chapter 30: Mid- to Late Nineteenth-Century Art in Europe and the United
States
3/23 (W)
Recitation sections this week: Sheriff Chapter 6
3/28 (M) Mid-term Exam 2
3/30 (W)
Recitation sections this week: Ackland Museum Visit
4/4 (M)
4/5 (W)
Recitation sections this week: Sheriff Chapter 7 and Completed Research Assignment Due
4/11 (M) Stockstad Chapter 31: Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1950
4/13 (W)
Recitation sections this week: Sheriff Chapter 8
4/18 (M)
4/20 (W) Stockstad Chapter 32: The International Scene since 1950
No recitation sections this week for Spring holiday
4/25 (M)
4/27 (W)
5/2 (M) Final Exam, 12:00 p.m.

NOTE: Though there are not specific due dates for these Barnet chapters, it would behoove each student
to have read Chapters 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 before the due date of the first draft of your paper. Chapter
14 will be useful to any student finding themselves in the situation of taking a make-up exam but is
otherwise not required for the course. Chapters 6, 7 and 11 are not required.

Library Research Assignment

For this assignment, you will need to choose one of the objects on display for ART 152 in the Ackland
Museum (object list to will be made available on blackboard the week of the first Ackland Museum visit).
Once you have chosen an object, please prepare a detailed research plan that will allow you to analyze it
and explain what it is. Please keep in mind that you will probably not find and should not
necessarily look for information about the individual and specific object that you can see in the
gallery, but about the type of object that it is, its form, materials, and function, and the culture that
produced and used it. The research plan must consist of the following:

1. A detailed description of the object, approximately 750 words (three typed, double-
spaced pages) in length. As you prepare and write your description, pretend that you are trying
to describe your object to someone who cannot see it. What does he or she need to know about
the work in order to create a mental picture of it?
2. An annotated list of at least five research questions. The annotations must explain clearly
and in detail why each question is relevant to the object that you have chosen and how you will
find the answers to each question using the UNC Libraries’ catalogues and on-line databases. To
formulate your research questions, please consider what types of information you need to know
about the object in order to understand and explain its functions and “messages.”

3. An annotated bibliography of published scholarly literature and web-based resources


that will allow you to answer the questions posed. Your bibliography must include at least five
books, five journal articles, and two or three web-based resources. The annotations for each
source in the bibliography must specify how you found it and how you evaluated, first, its
relevance to your research and, second, the quality and reliability of the information that it
provides.

A preliminary draft of 1) the description of the object and 2) the annotated list of research questions will
be due at the section meetings for week 8 of the semester, Wednesday-Friday, 2-4 March. The completed
assignment will be due at the section meetings for week 12 of the semester, Wednesday-Friday, 5-7 April.
An unexcused late term paper will be penalized one half letter grade for each day it is late (A becomes A-
and so on).

The paper must be typed on 8.5” x 11” paper, double-spaced with 1” margins and size 12 Times New
Roman font. Use spelling and grammar checkers. Pages must all be numbered. Images must be numbered,
captioned and referred to in the text. You must acknowledge the sources of your images (in the captions).
Any information derived from research, including from internet research, must be properly documented in
the bibliography. One highly recommended manual for manuscript formatting is Kate L. Turabian’s A
Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.

The Writing Center is available to help you with your paper and is a valuable resource for you throughout
your academic career at UNC. The consultants are graduate students who have received extensive training
in the teaching of writing. Call 962-7710 for an appointment or just drop in. They have an English-as-a-
Second-Language specialist, Gigi Taylor, who can be reached at 962-0725 or vgtaylor@email.unc.edu.
You can also e-mail your writing questions and learn more about the Writing Center by visiting their web
site at http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb.

Plagiarism will not be tolerated, per the UNC Honor Code: it shall be the responsibility of every student
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to obey and support the enforcement of the Honor
Code, which prohibits lying, cheating, or stealing when these actions involve academic processes or
University students or academic personnel acting in an official capacity. An especially serious Honor
Code violation is plagiarism. If you are uncertain about this, please talk to the course instructor and T.A.
See also the UNC-CH student guide titled "Plagiarism."

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