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FAH Fine Art Courses (See also VIS Visual Studies Courses)

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HUM199Y1
First Year Seminar 52T

Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member deeply engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a distribution requirement course; see page 44.


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.


FAH202H1
Art and Archaeology of the Prehistoric Aegean (formerly FAH202Y) 52L

The material revealed by archaeological investigations as documents of general cultural and historical significance as well as works of art.


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


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.


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


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


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


FAH276H1
European Architecture 1400-1750 26L

The development of architectural styles and theory in early modern Europe. Focusing on architects from Brunelleschi through Michelangelo to Wren and Pischer von Erlach, the course charts the rise of international classicism and the resistances (vernacular, political, and broadly cultural) to this pan-European trend. Offered in alternate years.


FAH277H1
Rembrandt, Rubens and their Age 26L

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


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


FAH280H1
French Art in the Age of the Enlightenment

(formerly FAH365H) 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.


FAH281H1
Architecture in the Age of Historicism ca. 1750- ca. 1900 (formerly FAH213H) 26L

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


FAH282H1
Modern Architecture Since 1890 (formerly FAH214H) 26L

Continuous with FAH281H, 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.


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
European Art of the Nineteenth Century 26L

A survey of major movements and artists active in Europe in the late 18th century and during the 19th century.
Exclusion: FAH210Y


FAH288H1
Art of the Earlier Twentieth Century 26L

A lecture survey of the principal movements from 1900 to 1945, including Fauvism, Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, de Stijl, Expressionism and Constructivism. Consideration is given to the theories as well as practice of artists, and to the relationship of artists to the social context.
Exclusion: FAH210Y


FAH289H1
Art since World War II 26L

A general lecture survey of the principal art movements from c.1945 through the present (e.g., Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Minimalism, Earthworks Performance, Postmodernism). Consideration is given to the theories as well as practice of artists, and to the relationship of artists to their social context.
Exclusion: FAH210Y


FAH290H1
Asian Art (formerly FAH290Y) 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 44 for details.
NOTE
Most FAH 300- and 400-level courses are taught only in alternate years. All 400-series courses have limited enrolment.


FAH300H1
Greek Cities and Sanctuaries 26L

An investigation of the major archaeological sites of the ancient Greek world, both the built environment and associated activities - social, religious, and political - within (ca. 750 - 100 B.C.).
Prerequisite: FAH203H
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German; CLA 230H


FAH301H1
Social Life in Greek Art 26L

Daily life scenes pervade Greek pictoral arts, especially in the late archaic and classical periods. The ostensible subject matter and the manner of presentation both give insight into Greek social structures, especially when analyzed in conjunction with the literary record.
Prerequisite: FAH203H
Recommended preparation: CLA230H


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.
Prerequisite: FAH203H/204H/300H
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German or Italian


FAH304H1
Palaces of Bronze Age Greece 26L

During period 2000-1000 B.C., Minoan civilization flourished at palatial centers on Crete, and Mycenaean culture arose on the Greek Mainland. The architecture at centers such as Minoan Knossos and Mycenaean Pylos, and associated palace arts, combined with Mycenaean written records, also provide a background for studying later Classical culture.
Prerequisite: FAH202H


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

Albrecht Durer 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 Durer, Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, rise of vernacular literature and secular art.
Prerequisite: FAH274H/277H/279H
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French


FAH308H1
17th-Century Art of the Netherlands

(formerly FAH308Y) 26L
Concentration on the major masters of Holland's Golden Age with reference to works in the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Prerequisite: FAH274H/277H/279H
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of German


FAH309H1
Roman Historical Art 26L

The course surveys the tradition of historical representation from its Greek and Etruscan precedents to its apogee in the great innovative monuments of imperial Rome
Prerequisite: FAH204H


FAH316H1
The Mediaeval City

(formerly FAH265H) 26L
The mediaeval townscape: forms and uses of religious and secular public buildings, domestic architecture, and other ordinary furnishings of cities.
Prerequisite: FAH262H/263H


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
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: FAH262H/263H
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: FAH262H/263H


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: FAH262H/263H
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.
Exclusion: FAH320H
Prerequisite: FAH262H/263H


FAH324H1
Italian Renaissance Architecture 26L

Architecture and architectural theory ca. 1400 - ca. 1600.
Exclusion: FAH325Y
Prerequisite: FAH204H/274H/276H


FAH325Y0
Architecture and Urbanism in Tuscany 52L

Public and private structures; urban development in Siena and its regions, with field trips to Florence and elsewhere. Taught in Siena.
Prerequisite: one half course in Mediaeval or Renaissance art or architecture or permission of the instructor.


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.
Prerequisite: FAH263H/274H


FAH332Y0
Painting and Sculpture in Florence and Siena 52L

The arts of Mediaeval and Renaissance periods, based on the major collections of Siena and Florence. Taught in Siena
Prerequisite: one half course in Mediaeval or Renaissance art or architecture or permission of the instructor.


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: FAH274H
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian


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


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: FAH274H


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: FAH274H


FAH342H1
Mannerism 26L

The symptoms and causes of Mannerism, ca. 1520 to ca. 1600, as seen through shifting historical perspectives. The contested status of Mannerism opens questions about the relation of style and content, the uses of quotation and formulae in art, and the rhetorical functions of beauty in religious art.
Prerequisite: FAH274H/277H/279H
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French


FAH366H1
Genre Painting in the Ancien Regime 26L

Depicting "familiar life and manners" is a quintessential expression of the Ancien Regime embracing all levels of society and famous and anonymous artists alike. From simple scenes to nuanced social commentary and satire, observed types and situations enriched by borrowings from theatre and opera, reinterpreted the concept of genre painting.
Prerequisite: FAH280H


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).
Prerequisite: FAH274H/277H/279H


FAH375H1
American Architecture: A Survey 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.
Prerequisite: FAH274H/281H/282H/324H/376H


FAH376H1
Canadian Architecture: A Survey 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.
Prerequisite: FAH274H/279H/281H/282H/324H/375H


FAH377H1
Toronto Architecture 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 to the method of instructor.
Recommended preparation: FAH281H/282H/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/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)/FAH281H/282H/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)/FAH281H/282H/287H/288H/289H


FAH383H1
The Romantic Movement in French Art (formerly FAH346H) 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
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French an asset


FAH384H1
Cubism and Related Movements

(formerly FAH347H, 447H) 26L
An investigation of the birth and development of Cubism, Futurism and Orphism in Europe and North America.
Prerequisite: FAH287H/288H
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or Italian


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: FAH288H/289H
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German


FAH387H1
Abstraction in Twentieth-Century Art 26L

The origins, development, and critical issues pertaining to abstract or non-figurative modes of art as manifested in painting, sculpture and other selected media in the 20th century. Movements include European abstract art before World War II as well as post-war developments.
Prerequisite: FAH288H/289H/385H


FAH388H1
Theory in Art History 26L

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.
Prerequisite: FAH288H/289H


FAH398H0/399Y0 Independent Experiential Study Project

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 44 for details.
NOTE
All 400-level courses have prerequisites. With the written permission of the Graduate Secretary, some 400-level courses may be available to graduate students.


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: FAH281H, 282H/380H/ALA(122H, 123H)/ARC223H; 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/289H, 347H/385H/388H/389H, permission of instructor


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: FAH287H; 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: FAH281H, 282H/287H/288H/375H/380H/382H; 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: FAH287H, 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/280H/281H/274H/279H/300H/302H/324H/375H/376H/377H


FAH411H1
Contemporary Art Movements 26S

Selected aspects of the complex array of international contemporary art movements, their artists, objects, and critical discourses. Potential issues include the theoretical, philosophical, and political concerns addressed given artworks and artists; the role of art journals, the private patron, and museum display.
Prerequisite: FAH289H, permission of instructor


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: FAH280H/281H/324H


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: FAH286H/287H/288H


FAH416H1
Issues in Recent Canadian Art 26S

Focused, thematic examinations regarding the visual arts in Canada from c.1940 to the present.
Prerequisite: FAH286H
Recommended preparation: FAH388H


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; a 300-level course in Greek art
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German; or Classical Greek; CLA230H


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, a 300-level course in Greek art/architecture
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German or Classical Greek; CLA230H


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; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French, German or Italian


FAH421H1
Roman Sculpture (formerly FAH320H) 26L

The four distinctive genres of Roman sculptural production: the portrait, the historical relief, sarcophagi, and the replicas of famous Greek sculptures
Prerequisite: FAH204 and any 300-level course in Roman or Hellenistic art (FAH317H, 309H)


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.
Prerequisite: FAH202H; 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: FAH202H; permission of instructor


FAH426H1
Pictures and Culture at the Time of Dante (formerly FAH269H) 52L

An interdisciplinary course focusing on new pictorial structures around 1300, paralleled by an evaluation of Italian (Tuscan) civilization, culture and language (volgare).
Prerequisite: FAH262H/263H


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: FAH262H/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: FAH307H; 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/302H/317H; 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: FAH274H/276H/279H/333H/341H/342H; reading knowledge of Italian


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

We consider the proliferation of forms of religious art produced in late Mediaeval 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


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:FAH262H/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: FAH274H/333H/341H/342H; permission of instructor


FAH439H1
Art and Reform in the Renaissance 26S

Consideration of European art ca. 1500 in the context of the reform debates that mark the period. Students study original works of art in the AGO and read period texts by, among others, Girolamo Savonarola, Desiderius Earsmus, and Martin Luther.
Prerequisite: FAH274H, 333H/335H/339H


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: FAH307H/308H/428H; permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German


FAH442H1
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


FAH443H1
Visual Modes of Communication 26S

A history of gesture and physiognomy in Italian Renaissance and Baroque art and literature as narrative and rhetorical techniques.
Prerequisite: FAH274H/279H/333H/337H/341H/342H


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 26S

This seminar explores key topics in the stylistic 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 in the Museum.
Recommended preparation: Enrolment in minor, major, or specialist program in art history


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

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.


FAH454H1
University Art Centre Exhibition Course 26S

Students work together designing and installing an exhibition of works of art, normally drawn from the collections of the University Art Centre. The course meets every two weeks at the University Art Centre over the entire academic year.
Exclusion: FAH455H
Prerequisite: Four FAH courses


FAH455H1
Internship at the University Art Centre 26S

The internship is designed to offer hands-on experience pertaining to the study, exhibition, and care of works of art, focused on the collections and activities of the University Art Centre. The course extends over the entire academic year.
Exclusion: FAH454H
Prerequisite: Four FAH courses


FAH456H1
Collecting Canada: Art in the ROM 26S

Approach to and hands-on study of the mostly pre-1900 Canadian picture collection in the Royal Ontario Museum. Topics include past collecting patterns, collecting "Canadiana" in the twentieth century, and how such collections function within multi-disciplinary museums.
Prerequisite:FAH286H, one FAH FCE at 300-level


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.


FAH488Y1/489H 1
Studies in Modern Art

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


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