Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2025

     

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HART 210 001 (CRN: 26643)

THE BIBLE IN ART

Long Title: THE BIBLE IN ART
Department: Art History
Instructors:
Costello, Leo
Henze, Matthias
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM TR (13-JAN-2025 - 25-APR-2025) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 60
Section Enrolled: 21
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 60
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 34
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 198) 
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 26-DEC-2024 5:57AM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: No Final Exam
 
Description: An introduction to the textual and visual study of the Bible by closely comparing some select biblical passages with a wide range of artistic depictions in different medias and geographies, ranging from the late medieval to the modern period. Considers the intersecting discourses of social, economic, cultural, aesthetic, political, and religious contexts within which these interpretations took place, as well as the interdisciplinary methods scholars have used to approach them. Class will feature a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Cross-list: RELI 210.