ArtH 1121:   Renaissance to Modern Art

Prof. Julia Dabbs

Spring 2006    University of Minnesota, Morris

 

                                       

                                                                                                                                                             

 

View of Florence Cathedral, taken from my hotel room, no zoom (really!)

Prof. Dabbs’ Office hours (Spring 2006):   

          M/W:  2:10 – 3;

         T/TH:  1:30 – 2:30  

(and by appt.)

Office phone:  x6232

Email:  dabbsj@morris.umn.edu

 

T.A.:  Leigh Egge

Email:   egge0103@morris.umn.edu

(Leigh’s office hrs by appt.;  contact her to set up a time)

 

 

Please note:   this website will be frequently revised and updated throughout the semester, so be sure to check for the latest updates!

If you have any comments, suggestions, or constructive criticism, please let me know so I can make this as useful to students as possible.

 

Text Box: Announcements: Exam #3 will be offered at two times: Tues. May 9, 10-12 AND Thurs. May 11, 4-6 p.m., both in HFA 6. You do not have to tell me which day you’ll be taking it – just come! Final office hrs: Mon. May 8, 1-4:30; and Tues and Thurs. an hour before the exam.

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

Syllabus

 

          Slide Review List for Exam 3

        

          Recommended Paper Topics (Works of Art at Minneapolis Institute of Arts – especially if you can’t go to a museum in person)

                  [please note:  the Walker Art Center is also an option for contemporary art ]

 

          Extra-credit option:  [note – extra-credit will NOT be available to students with more than 2 unexcused absences for the semester]

                  

                   Artist Bio-Pic movie review  [only 1 review per student;  up to 5 pts added to your lowest score]

              Write a 2 page critique of any biographical portrayal of a visual artist in a theatrical movie, paying particular attention to how the artist is portrayed, and possible

                               stereotyping evident. Be sure to reference specific scenes that you thought were especially revealing.  It would be useful to check accuracy by means

                               of a reference book or authorized biography, too [additional credit for the latter].

 

                         Here are some options of videos on artists available in Briggs Library or elsewhere in Morris:

 

- “The Agony and the Ecstasy” :  the rocky relationship between Michelangelo (played by Charleton Heston!) and Pope Julius II as the Sistine        Chapel ceiling is painted.

 

                                      - “Camille Claudel”:  on the 19th Century sculptor, and her rocky relationship with another sculptor, Auguste Rodin (played by Gerard Depardieu!)

 

- “Artemisia”:  on the 17th-century painter Artemisia Gentileschi  

              [Briggs Library video: PN1997 .A76 1998 ]

 

- “Frida”:  on the gifted and  Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo  [oops, not in Briggs Library yet;  Morris Public Library has, & check video stores]

 

- “Pollock”:  on the revolutionary 20th-century artist, Jackson Pollock

 

     Deadline for turning in:  Friday May 5th