Lofty Mountains: Painting of the Sung

3 units

An introduction to Sung-period painting (ca. 950-1300) of all formats and subjects. Indoctrination in methods for authenticating and attributing that body of painting (traditional and modern connoisseurship), and an immersion in the literature of Sung painting (translated texts and modern-day scholarly writings). Prerequisite, Art-Arch 111E or permission of instructor.