LECTURE
NOTES
Egypt
Egyptian Art 2 hours
Egyptian Art and Literature 4 hours
India (For a several-day treatment, see the Art History page)
Religious Background on Art of India 1 hour
Background for reading Siddhartha 1 hour
Shramana religions (except Buddhism) 1 hour
Shramana Religions (emphasizing Jains) 2 hours
Indian Religions & the Transcendentalists 1 hour
Buddhist Art and culture 1 hour
Re-Emergence of Hindu Culture 1 hour (a bit longer if no background)
China
Early China
1 + 1/2 + 1
hours
Chinese Painters 2 hours
Sui and Tang dynasty China 1 hour
Sung & Yuan dynasty China + a bit of Japan 1 hour
Classical
Greek Athletics and Education 1 hour
Greek Art in the Age of Pericles 1 hour
Short Presentation of All Greek Art 1 hour
Greek Drama a little less than 1 hour
Greek Philosophers a little more than 1 hour
Hellenistic Art & Philosophies a little less than 1 hour
Roman Art 1 hour
Middle-Eastern
Canon of the Bible 1 hour
Byzantine Art a little less than 1 hour
Islamic Art a little more than 1 hour
American Indian
American Indian Art 2 hours
Western
Medieval Cathedrals 1 hour
Italian Renaissance 1 hour
The Age of Despotism 1 hour
Art, Propaganda, and Censorship in
the 20th Century 1 hour
Africa
African History & Culture 3 hours
African Art & Music (shorter version) 1 1/2 hours
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EGYPTIAN ART
Spengler
Old Kingdom--1st-6th dynasties (Age of Faith)
Khafre
Ptah-Hotep
Pepi II
Middle Kingdom--11th-12th dynasties (Age of Arts)
Senusert III
Hor
New Kingdom
18th dynasty (Age of Ideas)
Hatshepsut
Akhenaten
Nefertiti
Tutankhamun
Matrilineal
19th-30th dynasties (Age of Power)
Rameses II
Piankhi--25th dynasty
Greek rulers
Ptolemy V
Cleopatra
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EGYPTIAN ART AND LITERATURE
Spengler
Old Kingdom--1st-6th dynasties (Age of Faith)
1st dynasty
Menes = Narmer
3rd dynasty
Djoser = Zoser
Imhotep
4th dynasty
Khufu
Khafre
Menkaure
5th dynasty
Ptah-hotep
6th dynasty
Pepei II
Nitokerti
Middle Kingdom--11th-12th dynasties (Age of Arts)
11th dynasty
Mentuhotep I
12th dynasty
Senusert III
Amenemhat III
Hor
New Kingdom
18th dynasty (Age of Ideas)
Hatshepsut
Matrilineal succession
Thutmose III
Amonhotep III
Ahmes the Moonborn
Amonhotep son of Hapu
Akhenaten
Nefertiti
Tutankhamun
19th-30th dynasties (Age of Power)
19th dynasty
Rameses II
Mereneptah
25th dynasty
Piankhi
26th
dynasty
Rhodopis
Necho
Greek rulers
Ptolemy II
Berenice
Ptolemy V
Cleopatra
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RELIGIOUS
BACKGROUND ON ART OF INDIA
Aryans
Brahmins
= Hindus
Upanishads
Moksha = Nirvana
Tantra
Shramanas
1. Gymnosophists--Sanjaya
Skeptics--Pyrrho of Elis
2. Jains--Mahavira
Doctrine of Manysidedness
Doctrine
of the Maybes
Doctrine
of the Standpoints
Tirthankara
Malli
Bahubali = Gommateshvara
Digambara
Shvetambara
3. Buddhists--Siddhartha
Gautama
Bodh Gaya
Theravada
Mahayana
Tantric
Right
Hand
Mandala
Left
Hand
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Indus Valley Civilization
Aryans
Class system (not caste)
1. Priests
2. Rulers and soldiers
3. Merchants and wealthy farmers
4. Workers
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5. Outcastes = Untouchables
Reincarnation--Samsara
Karma
Brahmins = Hindus
Upanishads
Moksha = Nirvana
Tantra
Shramanas
1. Lokayatas = Charvakas
2. Gymnosophists--Sanjaya
Skeptics--Pyrrho of Elis
3. Jains--Mahavira
Doctrine of Manysidedness
Doctrine of the Maybes
Doctrine of the Standpoints
Non -violence
24 Tirthankaras
Bahubali = Gommateshvara
Digambara
Shvetambara
4. Ajivikas--Gosala
5. Buddhists--Siddhartha Gautama
St. Josaphat--Nov. 27
Bodh Gaya--Bo Tree
4 Noble Truths
3 branches
Theravada
Mahayana
Bodhisattva
Tantric
Right-hand
Mandala
Mantra
Left-hand
Zen
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1. Lokayatas = Charvakas
2. Gymnosophists--Sanjaya
Alexander the Great--326 BCE
Skeptics--Pyrrho of Elis
Chandragupta Maurya
Kautilya--Arthashastra
Megasthenes
3. Jains--Mahavira
Doctrine of Manysidedness
Doctrine of the Maybes
Doctrine of the Standpoints
Non-violence
24 Tirthankaras
Rishabha--1st Tirthankara
Bharata
Bahubali = Gommateshvara
Shravana Belgola
Bhadrabahu
Digambara = Sky-Clad
Jinasena
Shvetambara = White-Clad
Mt. Abu
Queen's Step-Well at Patan
Sthanakavasi
Yapaniya (attempt at compromise)
Malli--19th Tirthankara
4. Ajivikas--Gosala
Kashyapa
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SHRAMANA RELIGIONS OF INDIA
(emphasizing
the Jains)
1. Buddhists--Siddhartha Gautama
Four Noble Truths
Three main branches
Theravada--spread south to Sri Lanka and southeast Asia
Mahayana--spread west to China and Japan
Tantric--spread north to Tibet
Right Hand
Mandala
Left Hand
2. Gymnosophists--Sanjaya
Alexander the Great--326 BCE
Skeptics--Pyrrho of Elis
3. Jains--Mahavira
Parsva--750
BCE
Mahavira--500
BCE
Doctrine of Manysidedness
Doctrine of the Standpoints
Doctrine of the Maybes (Sevenfold Predication)
Non-violence
Tirthankara
Digambara=Sky-clad
Lohanipur Torso #1--c.300 BCE
Jinasena--800s
Shravana Belgola--981 or 983
Chandragupta Maurya--300 BCE
Bhadrabahu--300 BCE
Bahubali=Gommateshvara
Rishabha--1st
Tirthankara
Bharata
Math
6
Lesyas
Yapaniya
(attempt at compromise)
Mali--19th Tirthankara--1000
Shvetambara=White-clad
Mount Abu--11th-13th cent.
Patan
Rani-ki-kav=Queen's step-well--c.1200
Sthanakavasi
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Aryans
Brahmins = Hindus
Upanishads
Moksha = Nirvana
Shramanas
1. Lokayatas = Charvakas
2. Gymnosophists--Sanjaya
Quadrilemma
Ataraxia
Alexander the Great
Skeptics--Pyrrho of Elis
3. Jains--Mahavira
Doctrine of Manysidedness
Doctrine of the Maybes
Doctrine of the Standpoints
Non-violence
Vegetarianism
24 Tirthankaras
Bahubali = Gommateshvara
6 Lesyas
Digambara = Sky-Clad
Nirgrangha
Jinasena
Shvetambara = White-Clad
Sthanakavasi
Yapaniya (attempt at compromise)
Malli
4. Ajivikas--Gosala
Kashyapa
5. Buddhists--Siddhartha Gautama
Bodh Gaya--Bo Tree
Sarnath
4 Noble Truths
Transcendentalism
Emerson
Self-Reliance
Thoreau
Walden
Civil disobedience
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1. Theravada--Ceylon & SE Asia
Bodh Gaya
Jataka Tales
Sanchi
Yakshi
2. Mahayana--China & Japan
Kushans--Kanishka
Gandhara
Bodhisattva
Mathura
Gupta dynasty
Mathura
Sarnath
Ajanta
3. Tantra--Tibet
Right-hand
Mandala
Mantra
Milarepa
Left-hand
4. Zen
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Literature
Epics
Mahabharata
5 Pandava brothers
Bhagavad Gita
Ramayana
Drama
Bhasa & Shudraka--The Little Toy Cart
Kalidasa--Shakuntala
Harsha
Mathematics
Zero
Decimal system
Aryabhatta
Bhaskara
Hindu Trinity
Brahma the Creator
Vishnu the Preserver
Avatars: Rama, Krishna, Buddha
Shiva the Destroyer
Parvati
Ganesh
Goddesses
Durga
Kali
Thugs
Temples
Mahabalapuram
Khajuraho
Left-hand Tantra
Kama Sutra
Philosophy
Shankara--Vedanta
Ramanuja--Bhakti
Srirangam
Southern kingdoms
Chola
Vijayanagar
Spread to SE Asia
Borobadur, Java
Right-hand Tantra
Mandala
Samantrabhadra
Vairochana
Ankor Wat, Cambodia
Jayavarman VII
Ankor Thom
Vietnam
Burma
Bali
Spread to Europe
Gymnosophists
St. Josaphat--November 27
"Arabic" numerals
Gypsies
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Names
Family first
Wade-Giles
Pinyin--1979
c=ts
q=ch
x=sh
Shang dynasty 1766-1045 BCE
Zhou/Chou dynasty 1045-256 BCE
Confucius (Kung Fuzi/K'ung Fu-tzi)--c.
500
Analects
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Daoism/Taoism
Laozi/Lao-tzu--c.500?
Dao de jing/Tao Te Ching
Zhuangzi/Chuang-tzu--c.300
Legalism
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Qin/Ch'in dynasty 221-206 BCE
Qin Shihuangdi/Ch'in Shih-huang-ti
Han dynasty 206 BCE-221 CE
Liu Bang/Liu Pang = Han Gaodi/Han Kao-ti
Mandate
of Heaven
Civil
Service Exam
Han Jingdi/Han Ching-ti
Eunuchs
Han Wudi/Han Wu-ti
1st
Chinese university
Zhang
Qian/Chang Ch'ien
Xiongnu/Hsiung-nu = Huns
Yuezhi/Yueh Chi = Kushans
Sima
Qian/Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Succession
Wang Mang usurpation 9-23 CE
Ban family
Ban
Chao/Pan Ch'ao
Ban
Gu/Pan Ku
Ban
Zhao/Pan Chao
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Zhou/Chou
dynasty 1045-256 B.C.
Confucius/Kung Fuzi/K'ung Fu-tzi--c. 500
Laozi/Lao-tzu--c.500?--Daoism/Taoism
Zhuangzi/Chuang-tzu--c.300
Northern
& Southern dynasties 317-589
Gu Kaizhi/Ku Kai-chih
Tang/T'ang
dynasty 618-907
Emperor Ming-huang
Yang Guifei/Yang Kuei-fei
Li Bai/Li Po (poet)
Painters
Yan Liben/Yen Li-Pen
Han Gan/Han Kan
Zhou Fang/Chou Fang
Wu Daozi/Wu Tao-tzu
Sung
dynasty 960-1279
Fan Kuan/Fan K'uan
Su Dongpo/Su Tung-p'o
Wang Anshih/Wang An-Shih
Zhu Xi/Chu Hsi
Emperor Huizong/Hui-tsung
Ma Yuan
Chan/Ch'an = Zen
Shi Ke/Shih K'o—5 dynasties
Liang Kai/Liang K'ai—Sung
Muqi/Mu Ch'i--Sung
Yuan
dynasty (Mongols) 1260-1368
Zhao Mengfu/Chao Meng-fu
Wang Meng
Ni Zan/Ni Tsan
Qian Xuan/Ch'ien Hsuan
Ming
dynasty 1368-1644
Wen Zhengming/Wen Ching-ming
Qing/Ch'ing
dynasty (Manchurians) 1644-1912
Zhu Da/Chu Ta (Chan
= Zen)
= Ba-da-shan-ren/Pa-ta-shan-jen
Giuseppe Castiglione = Lang Shiming/Lang Shih-ming
Republic
1912-
Xu Beihong/Hsu Pei-hung/Ju Péon
Yuan Yunshen
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SUI AND TANG DYNASTY CHINA
Spellings
Wade-Giles
Pinyin
Northern & Southern dynasties 317-589
Gu Kaizhi/Ku Kai-chi
Yan Liben/Yen Li-Pen (Tang painter)
Sui dynasty 589-618
Yang Jian/Wendi/Wen-ti
Yangdi/Yang-ti
Grand Canal
Tang/T'ang dynasty 618-907
Taizong/Tai Tsung
Empress Wu
Dunhuang
Jataka Tales
Pagoda
Ming-huang
Yang Guifei/Yang Kuei-fei
An Lushan
Uighurs--Nestorian Christians
Manicheans
Painters
Han Gan/Han Kan
Zhou Fang/ Chou Fang
Wu Daozi/Wu Tao-tzu
Poets
Li Bai/Li Po
Du Fu/Tu Fu
Bo Zhu-yi/Po Chu-i
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SUNG AND YUAN DYNASTY CHINA + A BIT OF JAPAN
Sung dynasty 960-1279
Fan Kuan/Fan K'uan
Su Dongpo/Su Tung-p'o
Wang Anshih/Wang An-shih
Zhu Xi/Chu Hsi
Pentatonic scale
Emperor Huizong/Hui-tsung
Liao (Khitan Tarters)
Guanyin/Kuan-yin
Chan/Ch'an = Zen
Shi Ke/Shi K'o--5 dynasties
Liang Kai/Liang K'ai--Sung
Muqi/Mu Ch'i--Sung
Yuan dynasty 1260-1368
Gengis Khan
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Zhao Mengfu/Chao Meng-fu
Guan Daosheng/Kuan Tao-sheng
Wang Meng
Ni Zan/Ni Tsan
Qian Xuan/Ch'ien Hsuan
Japan
Nara ~ Tang
Prince Shotoku Taishi
Heien ~ Sung
Lady Murasaki
The Tale of Genji
Kamakura
Samurai
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GREEK ATHLETICS AND EDUCATION
A well developed mind in a well developed body
Individual sports
Clothing
Chlamys
Peplos
Himation
Gymnasium
Efficiency
Health--Spartan girls
Independent thought--Spartan girls
Purity or Honesty--worship, trainers
Beauty--older women
Wholeness--Plato
Peace
Olympia--Zeus
Stade race--200 yards
Olympiad
Delphi--Apollo
Sparta
Gymnopaedia
Kouros
Kleobis and Biton
Pindar
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GREEK ART IN THE AGE OF PERICLES
Classical period
Kritios Boy--480 BCE
Myron
Discus Thrower
Marsyas & Athena
Poseidon (Neptune)
Polykleitos (Polyclitus)
Spearbearer
Lost-wax method
Riaci Warriors
Pericles
Acropolis
Aspasia
Doric
Triglyphs & metopes
Ionic
Nike
Phidias--Parthenon
Cella
Panathenaic Festival
Theatre of Dionysus
Trilogy
Sophocles
Oedipus
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SHORT PRESENTATION OF ALL GREEK ART
Classical period
Kritios Boy--480 BCE
Myron
Discus Thrower
Poseidon (Neptune)
Polykleitos (Polyclitus)
Spearbearer
Pericles
Acropolis
Phidias--Parthenon
Doric
Ionic
Continuous frieze
Panathenaic Festival
Nike
Theatre of Dionysus
Trilogy
Hellenistic Period
Praxiteles
Aphrodite of Cnidos
Phryne
Lysippus
Group statues
Laocoon
Dying Gaul & His Wife
Venus de Milo
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Oedipus
Thebes
Sphinx
Jocasta
Creon
Antigone
Elysian Fields
Drama
Dionysus (Bacchus)
Panathenaic Festival
Trilogy=3 tragedies
1 comedy
Aeschylus
Chorus
Sophocles
Euripides
Aristophanes
Lysistrata
Aristotle
Tragic flaw
Pity and fear
Catharsis
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GREEK PHILOSOPHERS
Pythagoras
Pythagorean Theorem
Music of the spheres
Sophists
Zeno of Elea
Paradox
Socrates
Philosopher
Alcibiades
The Good and the Beautiful
Herm
Plato
The Republic
Parable of the Cave
Aristotle
Principles of causation
1. Chemical
2. Physical
3. Historical
4. Purpose or destiny
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Drama
Tragic flaw
Pity and fear
Catharsis
Gymnasiums
Academy--Plato
Lyceum--Aristotle
Cynosarges--Diogenes
Cynics
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HELLENISTIC ART & PHILOSOPHERS
Art
Corinthian
Praxiteles
Aphrodite of Cnidos
Phryne
Lysippus
Statues
Dying Gaul & His Wife
Laocoon
Venus de Milo
Philosophy
Skeptics
Gymnosophists
Sanjaya
Pyrrho of Elis
Epicureans
Lucretius
Stoics
Marcus Aurelius
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ROMAN ART
Augustus Caesar (27 BCE-14 CE)
Livia
Cuirass
Aeneas--Virgil
Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace)
Pax Romana
Agrippa
Aqueduct
Arches & domes
Titus (79-81)
Colosseum
Bread and circus
Pompeii
Mt. Vesuvius
Hadrian (117-138)
Pantheon
Island House at Tivoli
Antinous
Marcus Aurelius (161-180)
Constantine I (300-327)
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Kingdom of Israel
Saul
David--1000 BCE
Solomon
Israel--to 722 BCE
Judah--to 586 BCE
Zoroastrian influence
Ethics--not ethnic
Amos
Babylonian captivity
Abraham
Moses
Creation
Ten Commandments
Torah=Pentateuch
J=Jahweh (Jehovah)
Song of Deborah
E=Elohim
D=Deuteronomy author
P=Priests
Other books
Psalms
Song of Solomon
Job
Daniel
Septuagint
Ptolemy II
Jerusalem Bible
Apocrypha
Ecclesiasticus
Maccabees
Diaspora--70 CE
New Testament
Letters of Paul
Manichaeism
Mani
Council of Rome--382
Gospel of Rome (Mark) c.70
Gospel of Antioch (Matthew) c.90--Mark, Q &
local legends
Gospel of Caesarea (Luke) c.90
“ ”
“ ”
Gospel of Ephesus--(John) c.110
Gospel of Thomas
Acts of the Apostles
Epistles
Revelations
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Glass
Core-formed
Ribbon
Mosaic
Carved
Blown
Ravenna
Justinian
Theodora
Baptistry
Arrian
heresy
Orthodox
Byzantium/Constantinople/Istanbul
Hagia
Sophia
Anthemius
of Tralles & Isidore of Miletus
Basso
Profundo
Diptych
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ISLAMIC
ART
Jerusalem
Dome
of the Rock
Cairo,
Egypt
Mosque
of Ibn Tulum
Mihrab
Minaret
Muezzin
Bilal
Bab
el Futeh
Cordova, Spain
Moors
Averroes
MaImonides
Ziryab
Granada, Spain
AlhambraEdirne,
Turkey
Sinan
Isfahan,
Persia/Iran
Jami
Masjid
Iwan
Kashmir,
India
Char-bagh
Shalimar
Garden
Jehangir
Delhi,
India
Jami
Masjid
Shah
Jehan
Agra,
India
Taj
Mahal
Mumtaz Mahal Firoz Shah III 1351-88
Mandu state
Mt. Meru
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Spengler
1. Age
of Faith
2. Age
of Arts
3. Age
of Ideas
4. Age
of Power
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Mexico |
Peru |
North America |
|
AGE OF FAITH |
Olmecs |
Chavin |
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|
AGE OF ARTS |
Mayas Chichen Itza Popul Vuh |
Paracas Mochicas Nazca |
Hopewell Natchez |
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AGE OF IDEAS |
Toltecs Tula Quetzalcoatl Huastecs |
Tiahuanaco |
Anasazi Chaco Canyon Hopi Pueblo |
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AGE OF POWER |
Aztecs Montezuma II Nezahualcoyotl |
Incas Quipu Huaina Capac Atahualpa Manchu Picchu
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Iroquois Confederation Hiawatha Florida LeMoyne Ghost Dance Smohalla |
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MEDIEVAL CATHEDRALS
Romanesque
Pisa (Italy)
Gregorian Chant (monophonic)
Gothic
NotreDame (Paris)
Rose window
Flying buttress
Gargoyle
Viking & Islamic influences
Cordova (Spain)
Roger II of Sicily
Emperor Henry II--Stupor Mundi
Bourges (France)
Tympanum
Last Judgement
Virgin Mary
Stained glass windows
Polyphonic music--Polyphony
Sainte Chapelle (Paris)
Milan (Italy)
Flamboyant Gothic
Averroism
Aristotle
Averroes
Abelard & Heloise
St. Thomas Aquinas
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ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
Shift in thinking
Aristotle's principles of causation
1. Chemical
2. Physical
3. Historical
4. Purpose or destiny
Oedipus
Tragic flaw
Marsilius of Padua
Early Renaissance (1400s)
Donatello
Pollaiuolo
Gutenberg
Botticelli
Lorenzo de' Medici
Vanishing point
High Renaissance (late 1400s-early 1500s)
Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa
Renaissance Man
Vitruvian man
Michelangelo
Pieta
Julius II
Sistine Chapel
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THE AGE OF DESPOTISM
Styles
Baroque--1600s
Bach
Rubens
Marie de Medici
Rococo--1700s
Sammartini
Gainsborough
Neo-Classic--1700s
Haydn
Mozart
Louis XIV
Versailles
LeNotre
Topiary
Enlightened Despots
Peter the Great--Russia
Catherine the Great--Russia
Frederick the Great--Prussia
Chinoiserie
Voltaire
Science & Music
Franklin--Glass Harmonica
Joseph II--Austria
Maria Theresia
Mozart--The Magic Flute
Marie Antoinette
Vigee-Lebrun
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ART, PROPAGANDA, AND CENSORSHIP IN THE 20TH CENTURY
Artistic styles
Abstract
Picasso
Women of Avignon
Guernica
Mondrian
Pollack
Abstract Expressionism
Surrealism
Oppenheim
Magritte
Influence of major thinkers
Freud--Psychoanalysis
Munch
Einstein--Relativity
Dali
Propaganda in Nazi Germany
Fidus
Hodler
Murals and postcards
Riefenstahl
China relaxes censorship briefly--1979
Xu Beihong/Hsu Pei-hung/Ju Peon
Zhao Yixiong
Yuan Yunshen
Religious censorship
Michelangelo
Veronese--Inquisition
Chocolate Jesus
Klinger
Ernst
Islamic censorship
Taliban
Muhammad cartoons
Censorship by society
Lindsay--Australia
Benton
Proper Way to Hang a Confederate Flag
Don Imus
Self-censorship
Botticelli
Bazille
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Traditional
West Africa
Nok c.500 BCE-200 CE
Ghana empire c.700-c.1200
Ife
Benin
1300-1500
Lost wax method
1500-1700
1700-1900
Bambara
Chi-Wara
Yoruba
Ibeji
Orisha
Santeria
Fon
East Africa
Nuba
Cicatrization
South Africa
Great Zimbabwe
Ndebele
Central Africa
Congo
Islamic
Swahili
Mali empire 1235-c.1400
Sundiata
Griot
Mansa Musa
Timbuctu
Ibn Battuta
Songhai empire 1464-c.1600
Askia
Ashanti
Senegal
Afro-Christian
Ethiopia
Amda Sion I 1314-44
Slavery
Sierra Leone
Gabon
Liberia
Oshogbo, Nigeria
Suzanne Wenger
Congo
Missa Luba
Ordinary of
the Mass
1. Kyrie Eleison
2. Gloria
3. Credo
4. Sanctus & Benedictus
5. Agnus Dei
South Africa
Dingiswayo
Shaka--Zulu
Mzilikazi--Ndbele
Great Trek
Moshoeshoe--Lesotho
Boer War
Baden-Powell
Informative historical novels
Marsye Condé--Segu and The Children of Segu
Chinua Achebe--Things Fall Apart
Peter Abrahams--Wild Conquest
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AFRICAN ART & MUSIC
(Shorter version)
Traditional
West Africa
Benin
1300-1500
Lost wax method
1500-1700
1700-1900
Bambara
Chi-Wara
Yoruba
Ibeji
East Africa
Nuba
Cicatrization
Southern Africa
Congo
Islamic
Timbuctu
Mosque
Minaret
Bilal
Mihrab
Senegal
Afro-Christian
Missa Luba
Ordinary of the Mass
1. Kyrie Eleison
2. Gloria
3. Credo
4. Sanctus & Benedictus
5. Agnus Dei
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