week 8 Romans and early christians

• Historical Greece       

• Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic Styles

• The Etruscans

• Ancient Rome

• early Christian Art and Architecture

• Art of the Byzantine Empire

• The Rise of Islam

• Medieval Art and Architecture

• Romanesque Style

• Gothic Style

Sacred Architecture through the Centuries
Geometric ratios, and geometric figures were often employed in the design of Egyptian, ancient Indian, Greek and Roman architecture

Golden ratio --  Fibonacci and the Golden Mean   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzfHbETDbN8

Parthenon http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/secrets-parthenon.html
Romans and concrete - building of rome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIGkGEORVAA 
Byzantine Empire Hagia Sofia  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD6mLAQCrwA

Romanesque vs Gothic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D20tG65TWic&list=PLVsCj303e2uaQyR95g3zrVW0aN4VgXUVb&index=11

ABOUT: GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLQMiDsL1po

The great Cathedral in color  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGAumT8aNkk
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GREEK ART http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/haht/hd_haht.htm
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tacg/hd_tacg.htm

Byzantine 

ART http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/byza/hd_byza.htm
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fwbz/hd_fwbz.htm

Gothic ART 

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mgot/hd_mgot.htm

Medival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPqGly7KlQ4&list=PL4A2A5F5F28EDAEA2

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HOMEWORK for FEB 25th

• 1.  Written outline for project 2 presentation - what will the presentation cover

2. FACEBOOK assignment

• choose an 
  • architectural style such as roman, greek,  Byzantine, Islamic, Early Medieval, 
  • Romanesque, and Gothic influences on modern architecture show 3 - 20th century examples of the influence of one of these styles in architecture and explain influence
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3. Graded Writing Assignment

• QUIZ from animation field trip OR
• 3 minute presentation on an artist or architect from chapter 18 -

   

  • esearch the subject’s professional work and 

    •  the person’s achievements in the world of art/architecture. Include the characteristic style, preferred technique and methods of work.

4. Read  for your topic you can show a 1-4 min video on your topic or give the highlights of what the book says

• Chapter 18, “The Renaissance and Mannerism,” and Chapter 19 

“The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries