Overview Module 5

What You’ll Learn To Do: Examine Early Christian art and understand how it fits into art history as a whole.

In Module 5 we will examine Early Christian art. We will look at how this art contributed to the larger development of Western art. It is imperative to understand Early Christian art in order to see how it impacted later artistic developments.

What You’ll Learn To Do: Examine Early Medieval, Carolingian, and Ottonian art.

In Module 5 we will examine Early Medieval art. We will look at how this art contributed to the larger development of Western art. It is imperative to understand Early Medieval art in order to see how it impacted later artistic developments.

What You’ll Learn To Do: Examine Byzantine art and understand its impact on later art.

In Module 5 we will examine Byzantine art. We will look at how this art contributed to the larger development of Western art. It is imperative to understand Byzantine art in order to see how it impacted later artistic developments.

What You’ll Learn To Do: Examine Islamic art and its impact on art history.

In Module 5 we will examine Islamic art. We will look at how this art contributed to the larger development of Western art. It is imperative to understand Islamic art in order to see how it impacted later artistic developments.

Lumen Learning Text Modules 

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/arthistory1-91/chapter/module-10-overview/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/arthistory1-91/chapter/module-11-overview/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/arthistory1-91/chapter/module-12-overview/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/arthistory1-91/chapter/module-13-overview/

Study of Early Medieval Art which includes the following:

1. Early Christian Art

2. Jewish Art

3. Byzantine Art

4. Islamic Art

Module Learning Objectives: Learn about the types of artwork found in the early medieval societies after the fall of Rome.

Early Christian 

Byzantine

Islamic art

Early Medieval_Romanesque

Multiple Choice Test : Medieval Art and Architecture

Discussions: See Instructions for Discussions in module:

Discussion 1

Icons  and Iconoclasm in Byzantine Art

Icons Website at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Discussion 2

Islamic Art and the Golden Calf