Category Archives: Announcements
Announcement: FINAL EXAM is NEXT WEEK, time to scr…!
This is a reminder that the FINAL EXAM is TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 11:30 AM SHARP! Please arrive on time, we will begin the exam promptly. If you haven’t looked at it yet, don’t forget to review the works of art … Continue reading
Announcement: Exam 2 is on Thursday Nov 15
This is a reminder that exam #2 will be on Thursday, November 15, 11:30 AM SHARP. Please arrive early! I have deleted one work of art from the short list for exam #2. Hieronymous Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights will … Continue reading
Post-Hurricane Notes: Exam 2 Postponed
I hope you and your families are safe and recovering from the storm. As we work to return to ‘normal’ and classes have resumed at CityTech, please take extra time to get to school since many bus and subway lines … Continue reading
Announcement: NEW DATE FOR EXAM #1
A reminder that Exam #1 is re-scheduled until TUESDAY OCTOBER 9TH, 11:30 AM SHARP. Please ARRIVE EARLY, the test is timed to a series of slides. If you come late, you will miss the slide identification section (Part I) and … Continue reading
Respond to video
Contrapposto is defined as the disposition of the human figure in where one part of the human body is turned opposite to another part, which creates a counter position of the body on its central axis. The weight of the body is thrown to … Continue reading
Homework: What’s wrong with this video on Polykleitos’ Doryphorous?
Watch the following excerpt from the BBC on Polykleitos’ canon. Given what you know about the contrapposto, what mistake does the narrator make in reference to the Doryphorous?
Welcome!
Hello ARTH 1103 students! Welcome to the course website for Professor Sandra Cheng’s course of the Survey of Art History. Our section will operate differently from the other sections of the course. The web is an integral component to our class … Continue reading
