ARTH 3226 - Art of Late Antiquity

(crosslisted)
(also ARKEO 3226, CLASS 3746, MEDVL 3226, NES 3226, RELST 3226, VISST 3226)(HB) (LA-AS)

Spring. 4 credits.

B. Anderson.

A survey of the art and architecture of the later Roman Empire, from the reign of Trajan to the reign of Justinian I. Topics to be considered include: the impact of Christianity on the functions and appearance of art and the emergence of distinctly Christian architectural types; the concepts of “classicism” and “abstraction” and their utility in understanding stylistic change in late antiquity; and the development of monumental vaulted architecture from the Markets of Trajan to the Hagia Sophia.