Unit Code:	ARH1AGR
Unit Short Title:	ART FROM GREECE TO THE RENAISSANCE
Credit Points:	15
Special Conditions:	Offered subject to sufficient enrolments.
Unit Description:	In this unit we will explore the major styles in European art and architecture from ancient Greece to the Renaissance. Students will study such artists as Giotto, Raphael and Michelangelo, and such buildings as the Parthenon and Chartres Cathedral. Emphasis is given to the representation, in painting and sculpture, of the human form. The unit introduces students to the methods of visual analysis and the meaning of images. Where possible, first-hand study is required of selected works available in Melbourne. Together with one or both of the other first-year art history subjects, this unit serves as an introduction to second-year offerings in the discipline.
Class Requirements:	two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 1,000-word essay	25
one 2,000-word essay	50
one 1-hour slide test	25

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Prescribed	Greek art	Boardman, J.	Thames and Hudson 1996.
Prescribed	Art in Renaissance Italy	Paoletti, J. and Radke, G.	Laurence King 2005
Prescribed	A world history of art	Fleming, J. and Honour, H.	Laurence King 1995.

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
1   01-MAR-10   04-JUN-10	Day	ALBURY-WODONGA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Ms	Margaret	Leddin	ALBURY-WODONGA	Y