TAD2134

Past and present: continuity in European visual culture

(A&D)

8 points + 130 hours of lectures, tutorials, and site visits on location in Europe and 78 hours of independent study + Summer semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites: TAD1101, TAD1102, or permission + Prohibitions: TAD2124

Synopsis: The development of Western visual culture from its roots in ancient and early Christian Rome to the development of modernism and post-modernism in Paris. The tour will concentrate on how ideas, values and beliefs were communicated through the traditions of painting, sculpture and architecture, and ceramics and glass. The program includes visits to Rome, Florence, Venice and Paris, with special field trips to other important locations to study examples of art and design.

Assessment: Essay (3000 words): 50% + Research book (3000 words): 50%