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3.00 Credits
This course examines the formative and historical relationships between art and culture in ancient Mediterranean civilizations. Works of art and architecture are analyzed using a variety of archaeological and art historical approaches. Prerequisites: ARTH 110, ENGL 123.
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This course traces the development of the major artistic styles of the Middle Ages (Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic) as manifested in architecture, sculpture, painting and minor art forms such as manuscript illumination. The social and political currents of the times are also explored. Prerequisites: ARTH 110, ENGL 123.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to help students identify major mythological, Biblical and symbolic themes in Western art. Students read excerpts from mythological and Biblical literature and discuss their depiction in major works of art. Cultural symbols in art are also considered. This course is designed to further prepare student artists to incorporate and reinterpret these cultural resources in their own work and recognize it in the works of other artists. Prerequisites: ARTH 110, ENGL 123.
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3.00 Credits
The art and architectural traditions of Africa, native North America, Oceania, pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and/or South America are introduced. Lectures primarily focus on content, context, style, technique, and the role of art and architecture in these cultures, with some discussion concerning the interaction of these traditions with Western art and architectural styles. Prerequisites: ARTH 110, ENGL 123.
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3.00 Credits
Art has been and continues to be an arena for society's expression of itself and its values. Throughout history, works of art that were deemed threatening to the status quo have been censored, whether for stylistic or thematic reasons. This course examine specific works of art that have been censored in European and American art through 1945. Prerequisite: ARLH 208 or ARTH 207.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the powerful influence of Western arts and culture on art and artists of Africa. The course seeks to establish the veracity of the concept termed Reciprocity or Symbiotic Existences between cultures and in the process, portray the reality in African art. Students learn about authentic traditional art/culture as well as the transitional and the modern/contemporary; at which stage, Western arts and culture replaces the religious-spiritual-functional arts of traditional, or ancient Africa. Prerequisite: Any 200-level ARLH/ARTH course.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the architecture, painting and sculpture of the Indian subcontinent. The work is studied in context, with discussions of how Buddhist, Hindu, Jain and Muslim religions relate to the artistic production of the society. The purposes and functions of the various temples, sculptures and paintings are emphasized, and students gain an overall awareness of the different uses of art in India versus the West. Literary texts provide a contextual background. Prerequisite: Any 200-level ARLH/ARTH course.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores issues in Latin American art history. The course concentrates on selected aspects of Latin American art, from the Pre-Columbian to contemporary 20th-century period. Specific areas to be covered include Pre-Columbian and colonial Mexico and Peru, images of revolution and independence, and 20th-century images from Mexico and South America as well as the artistic production of Latin American and Chicana/o artists in the United States. Prerequisite: Any 200-level ARLH/ARTH course.
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3.00 Credits
This course traces the development of the major artistic styles of the early Middle Ages (Hiberno-Saxon, Carolingian, Ottonian, Anglo-Saxon) as manifested in architecture, sculpture, painting and minor art forms such as manuscript illumination. The social and political currents of the times are also explored. Prerequisites: ARTH 110, ENGL 123, and any 200-level ARTH course.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers a comprehensive examination of the architecture, painting and sculpture of 17th-century Italy, with a particular emphasis on Rome. The class considers in detail works by such central figures as Caravaggio, the Carracci, Bernini and Cortona. Themes and issues addressed include developments in architecture, sculpture, landscape painting, and monumental ceiling decoration; the ongoing projects at the Vatican; the nature of spectacle and magnificence; and the problem of classicism and the impact of 17th-century art theory on the reception of Italian baroque art and architecture. Students consider the visual arts in 17th-century Italy in terms of the greater religious, political and social context within which they were produced. Prerequisite: ARTH 209.
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