ARH 207 Weeks 3&4

Art History 207~~Fall 2000

Weeks 3 & 4

Tuesday,
Oct. 10 The late Hinayana chaitya; the Kushan period and Mahayana Buddhism; the styles of Mathura and Gandhara.
Assignment:
Dehejia, pp. 96-100.

Source...., pp. 188 - 194 ('The Vehicle of the Thunderbolt and the Decline of Buddhism in India'); pp. 203 - 212 ('Introduction: The Hindu Way of Life').
Michell, The Hindu Temple, pp. 14 - 19 ('The Civilization of Hinduism').

Thursday,
Oct. 12 The Gupta period: late Buddhist art and the Sarnath and Mathura styles; early Hindu sculpture at Udayagiri and Deogarh.
Assignment:DeD
Dehejia, pp. 112-134.

Michell, The Hindu Temple, pp. 20 - 38 ('The World of the Gods').

Tuesday,
Oct. 17 Ajanta and Elephanta: study of the interconnection of sculpture, painting, and architecture.
Assignment:
Dehejia, p. 185 to top of 193; Michell, The Hindu Temple, pp. 38 - 48.
Sources...., pp. 213 - 217 ('Dharma: The First End of Man'); pp. 234 - 238 ('Artha: The Second End of Man'); pp. 254 - 256 ('Kama: The Third End of Man'); pp. 274 - 281 ('Moksha: The Fourth End of Man'); and recommend all the readings throughout that section.

Thursday,
Oct. 19 The southern sculptural tradition: Pallava and Chola stone and bronze sculpture.
Assignment:
review all materials, including readings, to date.

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Tuesday, Oct. 10	*The late Hinayana chaitya; the Kushan period and Mahayana Buddhism; the styles of Mathura and Gandhara.* Assignment: Dehejia, pp. 96-100. Source...., pp. 188 - 194 ('The Vehicle of the Thunderbolt and the Decline of Buddhism in India'); pp. 203 - 212 ('Introduction: The Hindu Way of Life'). Michell, The Hindu Temple, pp. 14 - 19 ('The Civilization of Hinduism').
Thursday, Oct. 12	The Gupta period: late Buddhist art and the Sarnath and Mathura styles; early Hindu sculpture at Udayagiri and Deogarh. Assignment:DeD Dehejia, pp. 112-134. *Michell, The Hindu Temple,* pp. 20 - 38 ('The World of the Gods').**
Tuesday, Oct. 17	Ajanta and Elephanta: study of the interconnection of sculpture, painting, and architecture. Assignment: *Dehejia, p. 185 to top of 193; Michell, The Hindu Temple,* pp. 38 - 48.** Sources...., pp. 213 - 217 ('Dharma: The First End of Man'); pp. 234 - 238 ('Artha: The Second End of Man'); pp. 254 - 256 ('Kama: The Third End of Man'); pp. 274 - 281 ('Moksha: The Fourth End of Man'); and recommend all the readings throughout that section.
Thursday, Oct. 19	The southern sculptural tradition: Pallava and Chola stone and bronze sculpture. Assignment: review all materials, including readings, to date.