This two-semester art history course is a chronological overview of art works from the prehistoric period up to the twentyfirst century. This course introduces the student to the major historical monuments of world art with an emphasis on the works' form, style, expression and cultural meaning. Friday lectures and weekly section meetings, based on student involvement and participation, introduce the student to a variety of art forms from different cultures and periods. The course also introduces the student to art historical vocabulary and various methods of art historical research. The course integrates a visit to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Required: 3 credits/semester; 3 hours/ week. No prerequisite. This course may not be dropped without department head approval. A lab fee is charged; see rate schedule. Required: 3 credits/ semester; 3 hours/week. No prerequisite. This course may not be dropped without department head approval. A lab fee is charged; see rate schedule.

This course analyzes and evaluates the artistic styles from prehistoric cave art to the fourteenth century in Europe. Painting, sculpture and architecture are studied as both individual works and as active participants in broader political, economic, socio-cultural, historical, and environmental systems. Issues concerning iconography, social and geographic context, and biography will also be a focus of this course. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Identify representative art of a range of geographic and chronological periods, including Prehistoric Europe, Egypt, The Ancient Near East, The Aegean, Greece, Rome, Medieval Europe through the fourteenth century in Europe. Identify stylistic changes affected by political, economic, socio-cultural, historical, and environmental systems. Define the technical terms associated with the description of art. Explain the techniques used in painting, sculpture and architecture of the periods. Visually analyze and recognize any work(s) from the above periods. Analyze cultural, political, contectual, and stylistic interdependence between diverse regions studied, including the Ancient Near East Egypt, The Aegean, Greece, Italy and Northern Europe.