3/19/10 Art History I

Today's Class- At the start of class I distributed and reviewed an extra credit assignment. The assignment must be completed by May 7th to receive the credit. Those who were not in class today may request a copy in class next week. After that we continued our study of early Christian and Byzantine art, covering late Roman and early and middle Byzantine architecture.

Important terms- pendentive, squinch, exedrae, naos, iconostasis, spandrel, tondo

Important artworks- Church of Hagia Sophia, Emperor Justinian/Empress Theodora mosaics, The Transfiguration of Christ with Sant'Apollinare (apse mosaic), Cathedral of Saint Mark

Homework- Your next current events art article is due next Tuesday 3/23/10. It is recommended that you read Chapter 8 (Islamic Art) to familiarize yourself with the material.

For next class 3/23/10- We will finish our study of Byzantine art and architecture and begin looking at Islamic Art. In addition, I'll be distributing the independent research assignment.