Visual Arts History 1041A/B Lecture 1: visual arts history 1041A complete notes 2014
8 Aug 2016
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Neolithic art: great stone tower, jericho 8000-7000 bce: towers built for defence, to mark territory protection, competition for resources. Thursday, september 11, 2014: importance on day to day life. Post-and-lintel and corbel construction: post and lintel (doorway shape) and wood framing lead to stone and granite framing, corbel architecture; stacking stones up into a point to get somewhat of a triangular shape. Ancient inhabitants of boot-shaped italian peninsula were exposed through maritime trading and exploration to the rich cultural interplay among near eastern, egyptian and greek civilizations. Emerged in 7th century bce in etruria, perhaps descending from the villanovans. Etruscans reached height of power in 6th century bce, when they formed a loose federation of a dozen cities fertile soil and its rich lodes of metal ore formed basis of. Life size terra cotta gure of apollo (510-500 bce) > well developed body and. Archaic smile demonstrate that etruscan sculptors knew the work of their archaic.
