Medieval Art and Architecture

Catalog description

This course is a survey of medieval art and architecture in Europe and the eastern Mediterranean, from the fourth through fourteenth centuries. It examines a range of media within their social, political, and intellectual contexts, and it discusses such issues as the interaction among the visual cultures of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam; the art of the Crusades; the relationship between word and image; pilgrimage and monasticism; urban development; and gender, ethnicity, and social status.