ARTH312

Medieval Art in the Age of Monasticism

This course will address the visual arts of Medieval Western Europe between 1000 and 1200, and the role of monasteries as leading institutions and patrons of art and large scale architecture. The material will be approached in a variety of ways: considering art historical method and categories of interpretation; Medieval debates about the value and purposes of art; characteristics of particular genres of work and selected themes in a variety of media.