ANTH 02336 - Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt

Credits: 3

This course examines the art of ancient Egypt from the Pre-Dynastic Period through the end of the New Kingdom by studying sculpture, relief, painting, and minor/luxury arts. The class will explore questions in regards to stylistic and iconographic changes by setting the monuments and objects within their cultural context. Students will examine questions of how the Egyptians interpreted the human figure and landscape; absorbed foreign influences; and what impact did other Bronze Age cultures have on Egyptian art. Other issues under study will include past and current views and interpretations of Egyptian Art in the museum setting and how its study impacts the ways the public thinks of ancient culture.

Course Attributes: CAT, UGRD