Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
EUROPEAN ART HISTORY I (VIITH-XIVTH CENTURIES USAN217 3. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Meltem ÖZKAN ALTINÖZ
Assistants
Goals * To understand the religious and cultural dimension of European Art * To understand the power of architecture in reflecting the social and political order * To understand the effect of social, religious, economic, political, climatic and technological aspects on typological changes in architecture * To gain a general perspective on history and to master in the terminology of European Art
Course Content The spread of Christianity, the Christianization of the European continent, the pragmatic structure of European culture who incorporate Christianity into previous cultural structures, Monasteries, Pilgrimage Routes, Crusaders, Relics, saint cults are among the themes in this course. In this course, revealing the parallel structure between culture and architecture, different aspects of architecture and art in European Art as a reflection of culture are evaluated. Students are expected to participate to the discussions, to follow the weekly readings given and do their assignments.
Learning Outcomes 1) The introduction of the pre-Christian monuments in Europe
2) Otton - Karolenj - Romansek period works of art
3) Gothic works of art

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to the course, and the aims of the course Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week The Roman Empire and the Rise of the Christianity, New Beginnings Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Ethnic Structure of Early Medieval Period, Carolingian Europe, Christianization of Europe Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Otton Europe, Vikings Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Pilgrimages and Crusaders, Relics, in Early Medieval Social Structure Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Education and Teaching in the Middle Ages (Development of Scholastic Philosophy, Visual Arts, Literature,) Epic Medieval Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Analysis of Romanesque Period Art and Architecture with Examples Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Analysis of Romanesque Period Art and Architecture with Examples Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Midterm exam Question Answer

Problem Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Art and Architecture in Gothic Period Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week In Search of Realism: Art and Architecture in Gothic Period Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Painting History of Medieval Period: Duccio di Buoninsegna, Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi, Pietro Lorenzetti Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week In search of realism; Painting History of Medieval Period: Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Cimabue, Giotto di Bondone Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week End of the course, evaluation of the period Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Gombrich, E. H., Sanatın Öyküsü, İstanbul, 2007.
İpşiroğlu, N.-M., Sanatın Tarihi, İstanbul, 1977.
Maria Christina Gozzoli, Gotik Sanatını Tanıyalım, İstanbul, 1982.
Pevsner, N., Avrupa Mimarlığı, İstanbul, 1977.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 6
Homework 1 5
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 2
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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