Art History 100fs - Image and Environment

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Mount Holyoke College

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Fall 2008 100f(01)Western Art: 1400-2000 An introduction to painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe and America from the Renaissance to the present. Classes are organized around five focused topics: Renaissance Florence; the artist in the seventeenth century; art, revolution and nationhood; nineteenth-century realism; and abstraction and empathy. Lectures will be complemented by class discussion, short films, and assignments in the art museum. Meets Humanities I-A requirement P. Staiti 4 credits 100f(02) Introduction to Art History This survey course introduces students to the pleasures of art history as a field of inquiry. In case studies beginning with the Renaissance and extending to the Modern era, from Europe and the Americas, we will explore art's complicated and shi?ing relation to history-- to its social, cultural, political, and intellectual worlds. Lectures and class discussion will be augmented by visits to the art museum. Meets Humanities I-A requirement A. Lee 4 credits Spring 2009 100s(01) Architecture: The Fall of Human Culture A survey of architecture as a functional and expressive medium from the ancient world to the present. Accommodating domestic life, religious ritual, political, commercial, and leisure activities, architecture both shapes and reflects the natural environment, technology, social values, and visions. While the history ofWestern architecture constitutes the primary focus, the course will include buildings from around the world. Meets Humanities I-A requirement M. Davis 4 credits

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4.00

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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