ART HIST 1AA3: Take-Home Test

School of the Arts         McMaster University

INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ART

ART HIST 1AA3, Summer 2013

Instructor: Greg Davies

TAKE-HOME TEST, JULY 22, 2013

1 Part. Total value: 100 points  

Due: Wednesday July 24 (in class)

Provide a written response (2 - 4 double-spaced pages) for the following question. You must use full sentences (point form will not be accepted). References to material from your course text should be cited by indicating the authors’ (or author’s) last names and page number in brackets after the citation. Lecture references do not need to be cited for this test. All referenced works must be identified by artist or architect, title and date(s). Please ensure that you clearly include your name and student number on your completed work before returning on the due date.

QUESTION:

The 14^th – 16^th centuries mark the period of the Italian Renaissance in art and architecture. Using at least two examples of appropriate work from the lectures or your course text identify the qualities or characteristics that allow us to define an Italian work of the period as ‘Renaissance’.

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ART HIST 1AA3 (Summer): Quiz Study Lists

Please find below the study lists for next week's quiz.  A total of 10 works from the image list will appear on the image identification section of the quiz. The vocabulary section will consist of 20 vocabulary terms from the list below. Please familiarize yourselves with all of the material below in order to prepare.

GD

IMAGES

Kritios Boy, c. 480 B.C.., Athens

Doryphoros (Roman copy), 2^nd C., A.D., Naples

Warrior of Riace, 5^th C., B.C., Italy

Parthenon, 447-438 B.C., Athens

Erectheum, 421-405 B.C., Athens

Pantheon, 118-128 A.D., Rome

Basilica Ulpia (plan), 2^nd C., A.D., Rome

Arch of Constantine, 315 A.D., Rome

Colosseum, 70-82 A.D., Rome

Pont-du-Gard, 1^st C., B.C., Nimes

Trajan’s Column, 113 A.D., Rome

Old St. Peter’s (plan), c. 320s, A.D., Rome

Santa Costanza, c. 350 A.D., Rome

Masouleum of Galla Placidia, 5^th C., Ravenna

San Vitale, 540-547, Ravenna

San Vitale (plan), 540-547, Ravenna

Hagia Sophia, begun 537., Constantinople (Istanbul)

Hagia Sophia (plan) begun 537., Constantinople (Istanbul)

Palace Chapel (or Palatine Chapel), 792-805, Aachen

St. Michael’s, 1001-1031, Hildesheim

Sainte-Foy, 1050-1120, Conques

Sainte-Foy (plan), 1050-1120, Conques

Saint-Denis, completed 1144, Île-de-France

Chartres, begun 1193, Chartres

Chartres (plan), begun 1193, Chartres

VOCABULARY

Kouros

Kore

Archaic

Early classical

Classical

Doric

Ionic

Corinthian

Capital

Peristyle

Stylobate

Stereobate

Triglyph

Metope

Frieze

Entablature

Cella (or Naos)

Pediment

Portico

Engaged column

Amphitheatre

Aqueduct

Triumphal Arch

Basilica

Roman arch

Keystone

Springing

Barrel vault

Groin vault

Coffered ceiling

Oculus

Nave

Transept

Clerestory

Apse

Narthex

Latin cross

Greek cross

Gallery

Radiating chapels

Ambulatory

Reliquary

Pendentive

Trumeau

Archivolt

Tympanum

Lintel

Westwerk

Odo of Metz

Otto III

Bishop Bernward

Abbot Suger

Lancet window

Rose window

Tripartite construction

Flying buttress

Rib vault

Pointed arch

Triforium

Jamb figures

Royal Portal

ART HIST 1AA3 (Summer 2013): Quiz Info

Hello everyone,

We are getting closer to the quiz date (Monday July 15, in class)! The quiz will cover material up to, and including, Gothic art and architecture. There will be two sections to the quiz:

1. Image identification
2. Vocabulary

Section one will consist of 10 images of works presented in lecture. You will be asked to identify the title, date(s) and location for each. I will be posting a study list of relevant works here on this blog on Wednesday.

Section two will consist of 20 fill-in-the-blank sentences. For each sentence you will be asked to fill in the blank space with the appropriate term. A study list of terms will be posted here on the blog on Wednesday.

Please know that I have two volunteers who have kindly stepped forward to offer lecture notes for students in need. If you require notes for the previous lectures please contact me by email and I will put you in touch with the volunteers.

GD

ART HIST 2A03 / CMST 2I03: Final Exam Question

As announced in class the final exam will consist of one question. The question has been distributed in class so that you may think about your response in advance. If you were not present for the final two classes, during which the question was discussed, you can find a copy of the question below. Please note that there are no aids permitted during the exam. You can plan your response in advance but you will need to work from memory during the examination proper. The date, time and location of the final are indicated below however you are urged to confirm this information on the McMaster examination timetable. Please remember to bring your student card with you when you write.

School of the Arts                                             McMaster University

VISUAL LITERACY

ART HIST 2A03 / CMST 2I03, Term II, 2013

Instructor: G. Davies

No study aids permitted

TAKE-HOME COPY OF FINAL EXAM QUESTION

Note that the final exam copy will be presented at the time of the official final examination. This take-home copy has been provided to give you time to consider your response in advance. Please note that you will NOT be allowed to use notes or aids at the time of writing.

                       

EXAM DATE: Friday April 26, 2013   7:00 - 9:00 pm.                       

LOCATION: IWC 3

                                               

THE EXAM WILL HAVE ONLY 1 PART CONSISTING OF 1 QUESTION

Part 1:             Written Response (Value: 100 points; Duration: 2 hours)

Read the following question carefully and present a response using full sentences in your examination booklet(s). All cited images must be identified by the title, date and, whenever possible, the name of the maker or source (artist, magazine, website, etc.).

Throughout history meaningful connections have been forged between people and ‘living’ images. This is particularly evident in the history of icons though it is also evident in a host of other images that have woven their way into the fabric of our lives. Using examples from the lectures and / or readings discuss several diverse types of images that rely upon our double consciousness to give them meaning and purpose in our culture.

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ART HIST 3S03: Final Exam Question

As announced in class the final exam will consist of one question. The question has been distributed in class so that you may think about your response in advance. If you were not present for the final two classes, during which the question was discussed, you can find a copy of the question below. Please note that there are no aids permitted during the exam. You can plan your response in advance but you will need to work from memory during the examination proper. The date, time and location of the final are indicated below however you are urged to confirm this information on the McMaster examination timetable. Please remember to bring your student card with you when you write.

School of the Arts                               McMaster University

ART & CIVILIZATION AT THE DAWN OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE 1200-1400

ART HIST 3S03, Term II, 2013

Instructor: G. Davies

No study aids permitted

TAKE-HOME COPY OF FINAL EXAM QUESTION

Note that the final exam copy will be presented at the time of the official final examination. This take-home copy has been provided to give you time to consider your response in advance. Please note that you will NOT be allowed to use notes or aids at the time of writing.

  

McMASTER UNIVERSITY FINAL EXAMINATION                

Monday April 15, 2013          7:00 - 9:00 pm.       Location: T-28

                                                

Part 1:  Written Response (Value: 100 points; Duration: 2 hours)

Read the following question carefully and present a response using full sentences in your examination booklet(s). All cited works of art or architecture must be identified by the title, date and the name of the artist or architect.

Discussions on early Renaissance art in Italy must, by necessity, draw upon some general, working definition. Using appropriate examples explain how it is that we can recognize a work of art or architecture as such and why our defining criteria might be problematic. 

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ART HIST 2A03 / CMST 2I03: Visual Literacy

Several people have asked me if there is a tutorial tomorrow. Please note that there is no tutorial scheduled for Tuesday April 9.

GD

Online Course Evaluations

Online course evaluations at Mac have been open since Tuesday March 26 and are set to close on Tuesday March 9. If you have not yet completed online evaluations I would encourage you to do so as the information is extremely important for the development of course and program designs. Your input is needed! The online evaluation login can be found at:

https://evals.mcmaster.ca

Students experiencing technical difficulties with the system can access help at:

http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~evaluations/eval_help.html