ARTH 147. Visual Narrative in Medieval Art

This seminar examines how and why tendentious stories are told in pictures during the European Middle Ages and the various ways art historians have sought to interpret their design and function. After introductory discussions on narratology, the class focuses on an intensive study of a few important and complex works of art that differ in date of production, geographic location, viewing context, artistic tradition, and medium. In past years, these have included the Bayeux Embroidery of ca. 1070, the stained-glass windows of the Parisian Sainte-Chapelle of ca. 1245, and Giotto's frescos in the Arena Chapel in Padua of 1303- 1305.
Humanities.
2 credits.
Eligible for MDST
Catalog chapter: Art and Art History: Art History
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/art

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