This course is designed as an introduction to the painting, architecture, sculpture, and minor arts of the period c.250-1450 AD in Europe, commonly known as the Middle Ages, and to basic art-historical analytical skills, with a particular emphasis on stylistic analysis and the history and development of style in all media. Iconographical content, particularly the subject matter of Christian art but also including Jewish, Islamic, and secular material, is included, as are questions of patronage and artistic production throughout the period.
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Links to Interesting Web sites on Medieval Art
Previews of coming attractions