3 semester hours An extensive study of art and architecture derived from all principal art historical periods in the west: Stone Age, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Aegean, Greek, Roman. The Medieval era will include Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic. The art and architecture of each succeeding era will be explored contextually and analyzed according to form, content, and continuity. Prerequisite: eligibility for ENG* 101. (Formerly Art 141)

This course is a visual and historical survey of western art from the paleolithic age to the renaissance. The techniques, forms, and expressive content of painting, sculpture, and architecture are studied within the context of the cultural enviornment which produced them.