FA 201: WORLD ART HISTORY FALL 2001

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INFORMATION FOR MIDTERM #2 (TENTATIVE DATE: Tuesday, October 29th)

PART I: SLIDE IDENTIFICATION (40 points)
Below are 30 works (with details) from the text. 10 of these images will be on the ID part of the midterm.

Know: title; culture and style period; artist/architect (very few). Be able to answer questions regarding medium/technique; subject/meaning; function/ purpose; notable style characteristics; relevant vocabulary and terms; reasons for importance in the history of art. All of these will be incorporated into the exam. Each work is different, and the emphasis on what to know is related to the work itself. Use the STUDY GUIDE that is part of this syllabus. Also come to class!!

The ID part of the exam will be multiple choice, computer graded. You will need to supply your own BLUE SCANSHEET and PENCILS. LEARN THE INFO AS WE DISCUSS IT IN CLASS - don't leave it until the night before the test! Study together in groups. Make flash cards or other sorts of visual memory aids (of course, not to be used during the test!).

CULTURE\STYLE PERIOD FIG. TITLE (ARTIST/ARCHITECT)
AEGEAN
Cycladic 4-3 Two Figures of Women
Minoan 4-10 Harvester Vase
Minoan 4-15 Bull Leaping
Mycenaean 4-18 Lion Gate

GREECE
Geometric 5-5 Funerary Vase
Archaic 5-17 New York Kouros
Archaic 5-20 Peplos Kore
Archaic 5-26 Suicide of Ajax (Exekias)
Early Classical 5-35 Warrior A
High Classical 5-39 Parthenon (Kallikrates and Iktinos)
High Classical 5-46 Marshalls and Young Women
High Classical 5-51 Spear Bearer (Polykleitos)
4th Century (Late Classical) 5-60 Hermes and Infant Dionysos (after Praxiteles)
4th Century (Late Classical) 5-61 Aphrodite of Knidos (Praxiteles)
Hellenistic 5-79 Laocoön and Sons (Hagesandos, Polydoros, Athanadoros)

ETRUSCAN
6-5 Apollo
6-9 Musicians and Dancer

ROMAN
Republic (Augustan) 6-20 Augustus of Primaporta
Republic (Augustan) 6-22/6-23 Ara Pacis, detail Imperial Procession
Early Empire 6-28/6-39 Column of Trajan and detail
Early Empire 6-34 Pantheon
Late Empire 6-75 The Tetrarchs
Late Empire 6-78 Basilica, Trier

EARLY CHRISTIAN
Pre-Imperial 7-3 Good Shephard, Orants, Jonah
Imperial 7-11 Interior, Church of Santa Sabina
Imperial 7-18 Good Shepherd

BYZANTINE
Early Byzantine 7-24 Church of Hagia Sophia (Anthemius and Isidorus)
Early Byzantine 7-29 Emperor Justinian and Attendants
Early Byzantine 7-36 Page with The Crucifixion
Early Byzantine 7-38 Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels

PART II: ESSAY (20 points)

DIRECTIONS: Below is the essay question for the second Midterm. This will be a COMPARE AND CONTRAST type essay. ONE WEEK before the exam two slides from the above list that you will discuss will be announced. You will need to be able to discuss BOTH slides, comparing and contrasting one to the other in light of the statement below. You should prepare an answer in advance, but you may NOT use any notes or outlines during the exam. We will provide the paper on which to write. See the STUDY GUIDE, which should be helpful in thinking about and preparing your essay. Read the following carefully and use the question itself to help structure your answer (note point distribution).

1) Be able to identify them (fill in the blanks, Title, Culture, Style Period, Artist if applicable). Spelling will count - if it's spelled wrong, it's WRONG! (4 points, 2 points each work):

2) Then, in a well-written and well-organized essay, discuss the two works in terms of the following statement:

Both of the images chosen are TRYING TO TELL A PARTICULAR STORY OR CONVEY A SPECIFIC MESSAGE. In each case, the artist is using a combination of symbolic and stylistic means to enhance the clarity and meaning of the work.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST THESE WORKS IN TERMS OF:

1) the particular story and/or message(s) each work is trying to convey (4 points, 2 points each)

2) the SYMBOLIC MEANS (if any) the artists employ in each work to enhance the story or message (6 points, 3 points each)

3) the STYLISTIC MEANS the artists have chosen to depict their works (6 points, 3 points each)

Remember to discuss BOTH slides - how are they SIMILAR and how are they DIFFERENT! NOTE THE POINT VALUES and use your time accordingly - where there are more points, give more time/information.

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