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FAH Fine Art Courses

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FAH100Y1
Introduction to Art History 52L, 26T

Issues and perspectives in the study of western art. Consideration of representative monuments, their original significance, and their continuing relevance.


FAH202Y1
Art and Archaeology of the Prehistoric Aegean 52L

The material revealed by archaeological investigations as documents of general cultural and historical significance as well as works of art. (Offered in alternate years)


FAH203H1
Greek Art and Architecture 26L

The major developments in the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods (ca. 750 - ca. 100 B.C.) in their social and historical context.
Exclusion: FAH101Y


FAH204H1
Roman Art and Architecture 26L

The visual arts of the ancient Roman world, in the Republican and Imperial periods (ca. 300 B.C. - ca. 300 A.D.). An introductory survey of major forms and monuments.
Exclusion: FAH101Y


FAH208H1
Cities of the Apocalypse in Asia Minor 26L

Discussion of the importance of seven cities (Pergamon, Sardis, Smyrna, Ephesos, Laodikeia, Thyateira, Philadelphia) in the world of the 1st century A.D., and an account of the major monuments revealed by excavation. (Offered in alternate years)
Exclusion: FAH302Y


FAH209H1
Archaeology of the Cities of St. Paul 26L

A study of the ancient and Early Christian monuments at some of the cities connected with the travels of St. Paul in Asia Minor, the Aegean and Greece; the survey concentrates on significant visible remains at sites not studied in detail in other course offerings. (Offered in alternate years)


FAH213H1
Architecture in the Age of Historicism ca. 1750- ca. 1900 26L

Major monuments of architecture and town planning in Europe and North America from the middle of the 18th century through the 19th century.
Exclusion: FAH212H


FAH214H1
Modern Architecture Since 1890 26L

Continuous with FAH213H, a study of the work of key figures in Europe and North America from the “early moderns” of the late 19th century through the “Modern Movement” to the present. (Offered in alternate years)


FAH218H1
Art and Architecture in Northern Europe and Spain 1400-1600 26L

Consideration of painting, printmaking, sculpture, and architecture in cities and courts. The role of arts in the forming of urban culture, relationships of portraiture to notions of identity issues of gender in representations, the rise of landscape, religion reform and Reformation, the vogue for antiquity and confrontation with Italian design.


FAH261H1
Introduction to Mediaeval Art and Architecture 26L

The aesthetic, historical and cultural significance of selected major works of art and architecture in the Christian world between the 3rd and 15th centuries.
Exclusion: FAH262H, 263H


FAH262H1
Early Mediaeval and Byzantine Art 26L

The art and architecture of the first Christian millennium from its Jewish and classical origins in the world of Late Antiquity to its subsequent development in the Byzantine East and the Carolongian and Ottonian West.
Exclusion: FAH102Y, 261H


FAH263H1
Romanesque and Gothic Art 26L

The art of Western Europe — architecture, painting, manuscript illumination, sculpture, and metalwork from the year 1000 — through the emergence and dissemination of the Gothic style.
Exclusion: FAH102Y, 261H


FAH265H1
The Mediaeval City 26L

The mediaeval townscape: forms and uses of religious and secular public buildings, domestic architecture, and other ordinary furnishings of cities.


FAH266H1
The Art of Monasticism 26L

A history of western medieval monasticism, male and female, from the 6th to the 15th century through its art and architecture, focusing on the monastery as a distinctive architectural form and the evolving inter-relationship between material culture, monastic craft, and the spiritual ideals of various monastic orders.


FAH268H1
The Gothic Cathedral 26L

The Gothic cathedral represents the archetypal accomplishment of medieval art. The course considers the cathedral from multiple perspectives: technology and construction, ideology and iconography, patronage and programs, liturgy and function, history and historiography, urban setting, and such integral elements as stained glass, sculpture, and liturgical furnishings.


FAH269H1
Pictures and Culture at the Time of Dante 26L

An interdisciplinary course focusing on new pictorial structures around 1300, paralleled by an evaluation of Italian (Tuscan) civilization, culture and language (volgare).


FAH269Y1
Pictures and Culture at the Time of Dante 52L

Taught in Siena; course description same as FAH269H above.


FAH270H1

13th- and 14th-Century Panel Painting and Frescoes in Florence and Siena: Art in Context (formerly FAH270Y) 26L
The beginnings and the mature stage of the Italian painted altarpiece. Evaluation of these paintings focuses on Duccio and Giotto and their followers.
Exclusion: FAH270Y


FAH272Y1
14th- and 15th-Century Fresco Painting in Florence and Siena 52L

The development of fresco painting from the time of Giotto to the great masters of the period ca. 1500. Taught in Siena: field trips to Florence as well as visits to Assisi, Padua, S. Gimignano, and Arezzo.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


FAH274H1
Renaissance Art and Architecture 26L

Major forms of expression in the visual arts ca. 1400 - ca. 1600 with particular attention to Italy, but also in Germany, France and the Low Countries: forms, techniques, theories, and patronage of the arts as well as biographies of the artists.
Exclusion: FAH200Y


FAH277H1
Rembrandt, Rubens and their Age 26L

A study of the two most important Netherlandish artists of the 17th century and their contemporaries.


FAH278H1
Andrea Palladio 26L

An examination of the work of Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), with an analysis of the significance of his architectural and literary legacy to 1800. The course concentrates on political circumstances and patronage in Palladio’s own work and addresses the diffusion of his work in Northern Europe.


FAH279H1
Baroque Art and Architecture 26L

Major forms of expression in the visual arts ca. 1600 - ca. 1750 with particular attention to forms, techniques, theories, and patronage of the arts as well as biographies of artists in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Flanders, Germany and England.
Exclusion: FAH200Y


FAH284H1
Picasso and the Art of his Time 26L

The painting, sculpture, and works on paper of this master, examined within the context of the Post-Impressionist, Art Nouveau, Cubist, Surrealist, and Abstract movements.
Exclusion: FAH210Y


FAH286H1
Canadian Painting and Sculpture 26L

An introductory survey of the history of painting and sculpture in Canada from the 17th to the mid-20th century.


FAH287H1
Painting and Sculpture from Neo-Classicism through Impressionism 26L

A survey of major movements and artists active in Europe in the late 18th century and during the 19th century.
Exclusion: FAH208H, 210Y, 282H, 283H


FAH288H1
Art of the Twentieth Century 26L

A continuation of FAH287H, this course comprises a survey of major movements and artists in European and American art of this century.
Exclusion: FAH209H, 210Y, 283H


FAH290Y1
Asian Art 52L

Major themes of eastern art drawn from the rich legacy of Ancient Near Eastern, Islamic, Indian, Chinese and Japanese civilizations from prehistory to the recent past. Emphasis on appreciation within cultural context; museum visits.


FAH299Y1
Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 42 for details.


FAH300H1
Greek Architecture and Planning 26L

Detailed study of selected monuments and sites exemplifying the development of Greek architecture and planning through the complex programs of the Hellenistic period (ca. 750 - ca. 100 B.C.).
Prerequisite: FAH203H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German


FAH302H
Roman Architecture

(formerly FAH302Y) 26L
Design and function of architectural forms in the Roman world ca. 300 B.C. - ca. 300 A.D.: late Hellenistic and Italic roots; the transformed orders; Roman forms in capital and empire.
Exclusion: FAH302Y
Prerequisite: FAH203H/204H/300H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German or Italian


FAH303H1
Greek Painting and Mosaic 26L

Different facets of these and related arts of Classical and Early Hellenistic Greece, with reference to the impact of recent archaeological discoveries on our knowledge.
Prerequisite: FAH203H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German or Italian


FAH305H1
Greek Vase Painting 26L

Painting techniques and the development of styles from the 10th to the 5th century B.C. Analysis of themes (mostly mythological), representational conventions and pictorial narrative, with comparison to contemporary sculpture.
Prerequisite: FAH203H; permission of instructor


FAH306H1
German Art and Architecture in the Age of Dürer 26L

Albrecht Dürer and the painting and printmaking of his contemporaries. Consideration of the great Hall churches of Saxony and the altarpieces and tomb sculpture of Tilman Riemenschneider, Viet Stoss, and others; the status of the arts and attitudes towards Italian art, and the consequences of the Reformation for religious imagery.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


FAH307H1
Netherlandish Renaissance Art and Culture 26L

Arts of the 16th century in the context of literature, religion, urban expansion, political and economic development. Detailed study of Dürer, Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, rise of vernacular literature and secular art.
Prerequisite: FAH272Y/273H/274H/275H/276H/277H/279H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French


FAH308H1
17th-Century Art of the Netherlands

(formerly FAH308H) 26L
Concentration on the major masters of Holland’s Golden Age with reference to works in the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Exclusion: FAH308H
Prerequisite: FAH272Y/273H/274H/275H/276H/277H/279H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of German


FAH312H1
Painting and Sculpture in the United States 26L

The development of these arts from the late 17th to mid-20th century and their relationship to European traditions; emphasis on the re-assessment of the growth of a distinctive national style; international interaction.
Prerequisite: FAH282H/283H/286H/287H/288H; permission of instructor


FAH315H1
Narrative in Greek Art 26L

Concepts and expression of narrative in the Greek pictorial arts (free-standing and relief sculpture, monumental painting, ceramics and minor arts), from the 8th through the second century B.C., with reference to other traditions (e.g. Aegean, Near Eastern).
Recommended preparation: FAH203H/303H/309H/317H; permission of the instructor


FAH317H1
Art of the Hellenistic Age 26L

Transformation in the visual arts painting, sculpture, and mosaics of the expanding Greek world, ca. 400 - ca. 100 B.C.; the response to Hellenization from the new artistic centres of Pergamon and Italy.
Prerequisite: FAH203H/204H/209H/303H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian


FAH318H1
Monastic Art in Twelfth -Century France 26L

The art and architecture of French monasticism in the 12th century, with an emphasis on the interrelationship of art and spirituality. Among the topics considered: monastic architecture (the crypt, the facade, the cloister, and the portal), pilgrimage, relics and reliquaries, the illuminated bible, royal patronage, and controversies over the legitimacy of images.
Exclusion: FAH322H
Prerequisite: A 200-level course in medieval art
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German


FAH319H1
The Art of the Courts 26L

The course considers the art and architecture, sacred and secular, produced in and around major centres of royal and imperial patronage, among them, Paris, Burgundy, London, and Prague, in the 13th, 14th, and early 15th centuries, with emphasis on issues of dynastic propaganda, artistic rivalry and exchange (the “International Style”), and the emergence of modern notions of art and artistry.
Exclusion: FAH328H
Prerequisite: A 200-level course in medieval art
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German


FAH320H1
The Illuminated Manuscript 26L

An interdisciplinary examination of illuminated manuscripts in the cultural context of medieval Christianity, from the origins of the book in Late Antiquity to the invention of printing.
Exclusion: FAH323H
Prerequisite: A 200-level course in medieval art
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German


FAH321H1
Problems of Early Christian and Byzantine Art

(formerly FAH321Y) 26L
The Jewish antecedents of Christian art, the continuity and the revival of classical styles and iconography, the impact of devotional images, church decoration, the role of patronage and working methods of mediaeval artists.
Prerequisite: FAH261H/262H; permission of instructor


FAH322H1
Romanesque Sculpture 26L

Mediaeval sculpture from Carolingian times to the last quarter of the 12th century in architectural decoration and in church furnishings in stone, metal and wood.
Prerequisite: FAH261H/262H/263H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian


FAH323H1
Books of Hours 26L

The imagery in Books of Hours mirrors contemporary societal concerns, and is a window onto late medieval culture. Topics include: origins, function, ownership and patronage; relationships between image and text; effects of changing patterns of literacy; and interplay between realism and abstraction.
Prerequisite: FAH261H/262H/263H/265H/268H/HIS220Y/322Y/325Y/SMC302H/344Y; permission of instructor


FAH324H1
Italian Renaissance Architecture 26L

Architecture and architectural theory ca. 1400 - ca. 1600.
Exclusion: FAH324Y/334Y
Prerequisite: FAH204H/256H/272Y/273H/274H/278H/302H; permission of instructor


FAH324Y1
Italian Renaissance Architecture 52L

Taught in Siena; course description same as FAH324H above.


FAH326H1

Italian Sculpture in the 13th and 14th Centuries (formerly FAH326Y) 52L
A study of the 13th- and 14th-century sculpture in Siena and its environs, with particular attention given to Nicola and Giovanni Pisano and the social and architectural contexts for their work.
Exclusion: FAH330Y/326Y
Prerequisite: FAH261H/263H/274H


FAH328H1
Northern European Printing of the Late Middle Ages 52L

Painting, manuscript illumination, and the graphic arts in northern Europe (France, the Netherlands, Burgundy, and Germany), ca. 1300 to 1500. In addition to major artists, the course treats topics such as the emergence of panel painting and other, novel forms of devotional imagery; courtly patronage and collecting, and changing functions and audiences for art.
Exclusion: FAH319H
Prerequisite: A 200-level course in Medieval Art
Recommended preparation: A reading knowledge of French or German


FAH331H1
15th- and 16th-Century Italian Sculpture 26L

The development of Renaissance sculpture from Ghiberti to Michelangelo; emphasis on the works of Donatello and Michelangelo, and the latter’s impact on the succeeding Mannerist generation (Cellini, Ammanati, Sansovino).
Exclusion: FAH331Y
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: FAH274H


FAH331Y1
15th- and 16th-Century Italian Sculpture 52L

Taught in Siena; course description same as FAH331H above.


FAH333H1
The Altarpiece in Italy ca. 1400 - ca. 1600 26L

Focussing on developments in Venice, Florence and Rome during the Renaissance, this course examines altarpieces both as aesthetic objects and as expressions of the social, religious and political structures for which they were made.
Prerequisite: FAH261H/269H/270H/272Y/273H/274H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian


FAH334Y1
Renaissance Architecture in Tuscany 52L

Architectural theory and practice in Tuscany from Brunelleschi through Alberti, Francesco di Giorgio, and Peruzzi to Michelangelo and Ammanati as seen against concurrent developments in Venice and Rome. Taught in Siena. Field trips to Florence and throughout Tuscany, as well as Venice, Vicenza, and the Veneto.
Exclusion: FAH324Y
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: FAH204H/256H/272Y/273H/274H/278H/324H


FAH335H1
The Art of Love in the Renaissance 26L

Love is studied not only as a favorite theme of Renaissance art, but as the basis of some of its fundamental aesthetic claims. The question of love connects Renaissance art to important strains of philosophical thought and religious spirituality, as well as to some urgent realities of social life.
Prerequisite: FAH274H or equivalent


FAH337Y1
Michelangelo and the Art of his Time

(formerly FAH273H) 52L
Architectural theory and practice in Tuscany from Brunelleschi through Alberti, Francesco di Giorgio, and Peruzzi to Michelangelo and Ammanati as seen against concurrent developments in Venice and Rome. Taught in Siena. Field trips to Florence and throughout Tuscany, as well as Venice, Vicenza, and the Veneto.
Exclusion: FAH273H
Prerequisite: FAH274H


FAH338H1
Baroque Architecture in Italy 26L

The origins and development of the Baroque style in architecture in the Italian peninsula, principally in Rome.
Prerequisite: FAH256H/273H/274H/276H/278H/279H/302H/324H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of Italian


FAH339H1
Art and Politics in Italy, 1480-1527 26L

A wide array of works in architecture, painting and sculpture studied in light of some of the most important political and social developments of the period: the French invasion of Italy, the rise of Savonarola and the fate of the Medici, the imperialization of the papacy under Julius II, and the Sack of Rome.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: FAH273H/274H/324Y/333H/340H/341H/342H


FAH341H1
Venetian Renaissance Art and Architecture 26L

Form and meaning, theory and practice of painting and architecture in Venice, ca. 1450-ca. 1600. Social, political and cultural contexts of making and viewing art, including works by Giorgione, Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto and Palladio.
Prerequisite: FAH273H/274H/324H/333H/334Y/335H/342H; permission of instructor


FAH342H1
Aspects of Mannerism

(formerly FAH405Y) 26L
Systems of decoration (programmed, integrated, or both), particularly in Italy and France in the 16th century.
Prerequisite: FAH272Y/273H/274H/275H/276H/277H/279H/333H/335H/367H/Y; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French


FAH346H1
The Romantic Movement in French Art 26L

This course explores the painting, sculpture, and graphic arts of the Romantic era in France, from about 1820 to 1850. Major emphasis on Gericault, Delacroix, and Ingres in their artistic, cultural, and political context. Key topics in Romanticism, including Orientalism and gender are also explored.
Prerequisite: FAH287H or permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French an asset


FAH347H1
Cubism and Related Movements

(formerly FAH447H) 26L
An investigation of the birth and development of Cubism, Futurism and Orphism in Europe and North America.
Exclusion: FAH447H
Prerequisite: FAH283H/284H/287H/288H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or Italian


FAH359H1
Art of Republican and Early Imperial Rome

(formerly FAH318H) 26L
The evolution of distinctly Roman artistic forms from their Hellenistic and Italic origins, ca. 100 B.C. - ca. 100 A.D. Emphasis on Augustan Rome and Pompeii.
Prerequisite: FAH203H/204H/208H/209H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian


FAH360H1
The Art of Imperial Rome: Trajan to Constantine 26S

Tradition and innovation in the art of the later empire: the transformation of the city of Rome and its architecture; the invention of new monumental types; the revival of earlier styles as the visualization of ideology.
Prerequisite: FAH204H/256H/302H/317H/359H
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian


FAH365H1
French Art in the Age of the Enlightenment

(formerly FAH313H) 26L
A survey of artistic culture from the time of Mignard, named as First Painter and Director of the Royal Academy in 1690, to the Academy’s dissolution in 1793.
Exclusion: FAH313H
Prerequisite: FAH272Y/273H/274H/275H/276H/277H/279H
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French


FAH367H1
The Graphic Arts

(formerly FAH367Y and 370H) 26L
The craft and social history of drawings and prints in Western tradition ca. 1400- ca. 1900; their real and perceived roles in the
development and dissemination of subject matter (original, interpretive and popular).
Exclusion: FAH367Y, 370H
Prerequisite: FAH272H/273H/274H/275H/276H/277H/279H


FAH372H1
20th-Century European Prints and Drawings 26L

Major movements and significant graphic artists from the Fin de Siècle to the present. Students have the opportunity to study works of art in the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto collections, and printmaking collectives.
Exclusion: FAH367Y/370H
Prerequisite: FAH282H/283H/284H/287H/288H/367H


FAH375H1

American Architecture: A Survey (formerly FAH327H) 26L
Vernacular traditions of the colonial period, patterns of settlement and urbanization, the emergence of the architect and development of high styles of architecture throughout representative parts of what is now the United States, from ca. 1650 to ca. 1925.
Exclusion: FAH327H
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: FAH212H/213H/274H/278H/324H/334Y/376H


FAH376H1

Canadian Architecture: A Survey (formerly FAH328H) 26L
Vernacular traditions in building, patterns of settlement and urbanization, and development of high styles in architecture in New France, British North America, and what is now Canada, from ca. 1650 to ca. 1925. Material economy, cultural identity, local character, regional expression, national symbolism and international influences.
Exclusion: FAH328H
Recommended preparation: FAH212H/213H/274H/275H/279H/324H/334Y/375H


FAH377H1

Toronto Architecture (formerly FAH325H) 26L
The changing concerns of architects and planners from the first quarter of the nineteenth century to the present are examined closely in a series of site visits. Structures are chosen from different periods to represent the broadest possible range of designers, building types, materials, technologies and styles. Enrolment is limited due tot he method of instructor.
Exclusion: FAH325H
Recommended preparation: FAH212H/213H/314H/324H/334Y/376H/380H


FAH378H1

Impressionism (formerly FAH278H) 26L
The origin and development of Impressionism in France and Europe, 1860-1886, in its social, political and intellectual context. Painting, graphics and sculpture by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Pissarro, Sisley, Cassatt and Morisot.
Prerequisite: FAH282H/283H/287H
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French


FAH380H1
European Architecture and the Birth of the Modern Movement 26L

The formal vocabulary and theory of the Modern Movement (ca. 1907- ca. 1927) set in the context of social and political changes, of debates in the field of aesthetics and criticism, and of dialogue with the other arts.
Exclusion: ARC223B (formerly ARC237B)
Recommended preparation: ALA(122H, 123H)/FAH213H/214H/283H/284H/287H/288H


FAH382H1
Consequences of Modernism: Architecture after 1950 26L

An examination of architectural theory and practice spanning the period marked by the dissolution of Modernist utopia to Post-Modernism and beyond.
Recommended preparation: ALA(122H, 123H)/FAH213H/214H/283H/284H/287H/288H


FAH385H1
The Dada and Surrealist Tradition 26L

The origins and development of the Dada and Surrealist movements in early 20th-century Western art, and their lasting impact on art after World War II. Painting, sculpture, graphic arts, and the theoretical preoccupation which accompanied artistic production.
Prerequisite: FAH283H/284H/287H/288H
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German


FAH386H1
Realism and Expressionism since World War II 26L

The development of representational forms of art between World War II and the present beginning with late Surrealism and Magic Realism. Included are such movements as Pop Art, Super Realism, Performance Art and Neo-Expressionism, as well as individual artists such as Tinguely, Kienholz, Bourgeois, Marisol, Christo and D. Oppenheim.
Prerequisite: FAH284H/288H/347H/370H/372H/385H


FAH387H1
Abstract Art since World War II 26L

The development in terms of style and meaning of abstract or non-figurative modes of art as manifested in painting, sculpture and other selected media between World War II and the present. Movements covered include Abstract Expressionism, Colour Field, Hard Edge, Op Art, Minimalism, Conceptualism and Earthworks.
Prerequisite: FAH284H/288H/347H/370H/372H/385H/386H


FAH388H1
Theory in Art History 26L

This course investigates the role of Theory in the art of the modern period. The texts studied include works by the principal theoreticians and critics from the late 18th century to the present.
Prerequisite: Open only to Fine Art History Specialists and Majors


FAH389H1
Minimalism 26L

An investigation of the different definitions and issues of minimal art including seriality, materials, process, objecthood, chance, installation, reception, relations to music and film, and the influence of structuralism.


FAH390H1
The Museum World 26S

The museum is built over generations and held in public trust. Its rhythms, priorities and problems come from its collections, which must be conserved, studied and interpreted for different audiences. Its exhibitions and publications reveal the other side of the art-historical coin and the problem of public perception and marketing.
Prerequisite: FAH274H/279H/286H/287H/288H


FAH398H0/399Y0
Independent Experiential Study Project

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 42 for details.


FAH400H1
Le Corbusier 26S

Le Corbusier’s work as it interprets and reflects artistic and societal issues critical to the 20th century.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: FAH213H, 214H/380H/ALA(122H, 123H)/ARC223H; reading knowledge of French


FAH401H1
Gauguin 26S

The art of Paul Gauguin in the context of his involvement with the Impressionist and Symbolist movements in France.
Prerequisite: FAH283H/287H/378H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French


FAH402H1
International Art Since 1940 26S

Developments in the mainstream of Western painting and sculpture since World War II with special emphasis upon interrelations between Europe and North America.
Prerequisite: FAH288H, 347H/385H/388H/389H


FAH403H1
Neo-Impressionism and its Consequences 26S

An investigation of the birth and development of Neo-Impressionism (Divisionism or Pointillism) and its subsequent influence.
Prerequisite: FAH282H/283H/287H/288H; permission of instructor; reading knowledge of French


FAH404H1

Realism (formerly FAH315H) 26S
An examination of mid-19th century French Realism with emphasis on Courbet, Millet, the Barbizon School, Daumier and Manet.
Exclusion: FAH315H
Prerequisite: FAH282H/283H/287H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French


FAH405H1
Modern Architectural Theory 26S

An examination of the theoretical underpinnings of the Modern Movement set in the context of 19th-century sources, contemporary developments in aesthetics, art history, and science.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: FAH213H, 214H/287H/288H/375H/380H/382H; reading knowledge of French or German


FAH406H1
Women and Art 26S

Seminar investigation of the work and role of women artists within the history of western art; the development of Feminist art in the 20th century; and the history of Feminist art history.
Prerequisite: FAH282H/283H/284H/286H/287H/288H/312H/372H/386H/402H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German


FAH407H1

19th-Century Landscape Painting (formerly FAH317H) 26S
Investigation of English, French, German and Swiss landscape painting from the birth of the Romantic movement to Post-Impressionism.
Prerequisite: FAH282H/283H/287H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German


FAH410H1
American Architecture of the 19th Century 26S

Close examination of turning points in American architecture represented by critical works of major designers such as: Jefferson; Latrobe; Mills; Davis; Renwick; Olmsted; Richardson; McKim, Mead & White; Burnham & Root; Adler & Sullivan; and Wright.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: FAH203H/204H/212H/213H/261H/263H/265H/268H/273H/274H/279H/300H/302H/312H/324H/334Y/338H/355H/375H/376H/377H


FAH413H1

British Architecture in the 19th Century (formerly FAH385H) 26S
The work and influence of major figures in Late Georgian and Victorian architecture in Great Britain and Ireland (with some reference to the colonies).
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: FAH212H/213H/324H


FAH414H1
Greek Iconography 26S

The painted image as a mirror of the life, thought, and attitudes of Archaic and Classical Greece, especially Athens.
Prerequisite: FAH203H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German or Italian


FAH415H1
Problems in Canadian Painting ca. 1900 - ca. 1940 26S

Special studies in the sources, development and significance of painting trends, selected in consultation with interested students.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: FAH283H/284H/286H/287H/288H/312H


FAH417H1

The Greek Symposion (formerly FAH420H) 26S
Analysis of the physical and artistic environment of this central cultural institution from a neo-historicist perspective.
Prerequisite: FAH203H, 300H/303H/305H/414H/CLA230H/GRK202H
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German; or Classical Greek


FAH418H1
Greek Sculpture 26S

Development from the first appearance in the 7th century B.C. through efflorescence in the 5th century B.C. The impact of techniques on style and other aspects of formal evolution; influences from contemporary cultures; Greek myth, legend and religion, as these affect theme and narrative manner.
Prerequisite: FAH203H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German


FAH419H1
Greek Architecture, Art and Politics 26S

Studies in the manipulation of monumental art and construction for commemorative and propagandistic purposes in the Greek world.
Prerequisite: FAH203H/300H/303H/305H/414H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German or Classical Greek; a course in Greek history


FAH420H1
Roman Painting 26S

Republican and Imperial painting; its Hellenistic sources and parallel media (mosaic, relief). Styles, themes and modes of display in cultural context.
Prerequisite: FAH203H/204H/300H/303H/305H/414H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German or Italian


FAH422H1

Art on Thera ca. 1500 B.C. (formerly FAH316H) 26S
Investigation of the newly discovered city of Akrotiri, on Thera, north of Crete. This Bronze Age Aegean Pompeii is producing artistic and architectural remains unique to the time and area.
Exclusion: FAH316H
Prerequisite: FAH202Y; permission of instructor


FAH423H1
The Palaces of Minoan Crete 26S

Minoan society during the second millennium B.C. on the island of Crete centered about palaces, where social, artistic, and economic activities flourished; emphasis on architecture, wall painting and the minor arts.
Prerequisite: FAH202Y; permission of instructor


FAH424H1
Aegean Religious Art and Architecture 26S

The character of the religious architecture (shrines and cult areas) and the possible meanings of ritual scenes as depicted by the Minoans, Mycenaens and other Aegean peoples in wall painting and other representational art, ca. 2000 - ca. 1200 B.C.
Prerequisite: FAH202Y; permission of instructor


FAH425H1
The Mycenaean Palaces 26S

Mycenaean culture as revealed through excavation of palace centres on the Greek Mainland. Art, artifacts, and architecture, as well as published texts, contribute to an understanding of the society.
Prerequisite: FAH202Y; permission of instructor


FAH427H1
Studies in Mediaeval Art and Society 26S

Special topics concerning the interaction of social, political or intellectual trends in Western Mediaeval history as manifested in works of art, selected in consultation with interested students.
Prerequisite: FAH102Y/261H/262H/263H; permission of instructor


FAH428H1
Pieter Bruegel 26S

The study of Pieter Bruegel’s works in the context of Netherlandish culture. Emphasis on secular works.
Prerequisite: FAH307Y; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German


FAH429H1
The Roman House 26S

The house as a total work of art, and its effect on the character of private life: the development of its architectural forms as a setting for the display of painting, sculpture, mosaic, and decorative arts.
Prerequisite: FAH204H/256H/302H/317H/318H/359H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian


FAH432H1
Caravaggio 26S

The life and work of Caravaggio in the context of 17th-century Roman and Neapolitan art theory and patronage, with a particular emphasis on the contentious issues of realism.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: FAH273H/274H/276H/279H/333H/341H/342H; reading knowledge of Italian


FAH434H1
Iconoclasm 26S

The history of attitudes towards image-making through a history of image breaking from late Antiquity to the Reformation. Among the issues explored: censorship, vandalism, art as propaganda, and the “power” of images. Close reading of primary sources (in translation) in conjunction with consultation of surviving objects.
Exclusion: FAH436H
Prerequisite: FAH318H/320H/321H/322H/323H/328H; a reading knowledge of French or German


FAH435H1
Jan van Eyck 26S

A close consideration of Jan van Eyck in the context of Early Netherlandish and late medieval painting, with some attention to chronology and attribution, but with the focus on the function the inimitable illusionism that defines his art and its meaning in the context of 15th-century patronage and spirituality.
Recommended preparation: A reading knowledge of German


FAH436H1
The Art of Devotion in the Late Middle Ages 26S

We consider the proliferation of forms of religious art produced in late Medieval Europe: cult statues, reliquaries, prayer books, icons and panels, devotional dolls, and altarpieces. We explore differences in monastic and lay piety, religious attitudes north and south of the alps, “low” and “high” forms of piety, and the distinguishing features of female spirituality.
Exclusion: FAH434H
Prerequisite: FAH318H/320H/321H/322H/323H/328H


FAH437H1
Art of Rome in the Late Middle Ages 26S

The seminar examines the art of Rome between the Pontificate of Innocent III and the exile of the Curia in Avignon (late 12th - early 14th century). This period is marked by radical historical, political, and religious changes which had significant repercussions on artistic production in Rome.
Prerequisite: FAH261H, 262H/263H


FAH438H1
Rereading the “High Renaissance” in Italy 26S

A careful reading of some classic accounts of the “High Renaissance”, from Vasari and Reynolds to Wolfflin and Freedberg, serves as the basis for an analysis of developments within various genres and types of art production in the period: drawings, altarpieces, portraits, cabinet pictures and sculpture.
Prerequisite: FAH273H/274H/331H/333H/340H/341H/342H; permission of instructor


FAH440H1
Dutch Genre Painting of the 17th Century 26S

Study of so-called “scenes of everyday life.” Special attention given to cultural context and problems of interpretation, the work of Jan Vermeer, and the reputation of this art in following centuries.
Prerequisite: FAH307Y/308Y/428H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German


FAH442H1
The Architectural Practice in the Renaissance 26S

The Renaissance architect engaged his profession from a multitude of vantage points: as designer, builder, writer, critic, instrument-maker, draughtsman, scenographer, archaeologist, historian and courtier; his activity intersected with many disciplines. This course charts the consequences of this exchange both for architecture and for contemporary conceptions of rulership, nature, history, etc.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


FAH450H1
Bibliography, Methodology and Historiography 26S

The literary and philosophical bases of art-historical research. Laboratory sessions make use of the considerable resources of the Metropolitan Toronto area, and cover a wide range of periods, themes, and geographic regions.
Prerequisite: Six FAH courses; a reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian; permission of instructor


FAH451H1
The Museum World 26S

The museum is built over generations and held in public trust. Its rhythms, priorities and problems come from its collections, which must be conserved, studied and interpreted for different audiences. Its exhibitions and publications reveal the other side of the art-historical coin and the problem of public perception and marketing.
Prerequisite: FAH274H/279H/286H/287H/288H/390H


FAH452H1
Studies in English and European Ceramics

This seminar explores key topics in the sylistic and technical development of ceramics in Western art from the middle ages to the present. Focus on objects in the collections of the ROM, and taught at the Museum.
Recommended preparation: Specialist, major, or minor in art history recommended but not required


FAH453H1
Introduction to Conservation: Materials, Deterioration, and Preservation in Art and Material Culture 26L

This course is an Introduction to Conservation, designed to give art history majors, specialists, and interested students a basic understanding of the field, its techniques, and its purposes. Sessions conducted by specialists in the ROM conservation department. Prerequisite: Open to third and fourth year majors, specialists and minors in visual studies and fine art history. This course does not fulfill period requirements, but does count towards program fulfillment.


FAH473Y0
Tuscan Art of the 14th to 16th Centuries 52S

Individual projects taken in Siena under the supervision of an instructor.
Prerequisite: Six FAH courses; reading knowledge of Italian; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of German


FAH474H1

From Donatello to Giambologna (formerly FAH474Y) 26S
Aspects of 15th- and 16th-century sculpture in Florence and Siena. Selected topics dealing with the development of the art of sculpture from Renaissance to Mannerism.
Exclusion: FAH474Y
Prerequisite: FAH272H/273H/274H/330Y/331H; reading knowledge of Italian; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of German


FAH480Y1/481H1
Studies in Ancient Art TBA

Students who have demonstrated unusual ability in earlier years are encouraged to undertake supervised special research projects culminating in a major research paper. Not more than one course in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year. Students must obtain the written consent of their faculty supervisor(s) and the Undergraduate Secretary before registering.
Prerequisite: Six FAH courses


FAH482Y1/483H1
Studies in Mediaeval Art TBA

The same course description and prerequisites as FAH480Y/481H.


FAH484Y1/485H1
Studies in Renaissance Art TBA

The same course description and prerequisites as FAH480Y/481H.


FAH486Y1/487H1
Studies in Baroque Art TBA

The same course description and prerequisites as FAH480Y/481H.


FAH488Y1/489H1
Studies in Modern Art TBA

The same course description and prerequisites as FAH480Y/481H.


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