ARTH 332: Early Medieval Art and Architecture

Course Description

This course is designed as a survey of the major developments in the visual arts of the Early Christian period, the Byzantine Empire, and the early Middle Ages in Western Europe. In addition to examining the art and architecture of this formative period in Western Europe, we will also consider the spread of Christianity, the consolidation of the church, monasticism, the rise of the cult of saints, relics and pilgrimage, medieval warfare, and the interactions between Christianity and Islam. (AY).