ART 340 Heroic & Holy: Powerful Women in Art
This course is a study of the development of the cult and iconography of the Virgin Mary from early Christianity to the beginning of the Renaissance with an emphasis on Byzantine art. It examines the religious, political, and social forces that made the Virgin Mary a potent intercessor and a widely represented subject in Christian art. Through the lens of Marian art, the course focuses on a number of topics and issues that are at the heart of art history, such as the question of image and icon, originals and copies, assimilation and influence, materiality, and iconography among others. Field trips to local museums will include the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the National Gallery of Art. Replaces 520.
Cross Listed Courses
ART 340 &
ART 640