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  • ARTHST 103: Italian Renaissance Art

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    Early and High Renaissance art in Florence, Rome and other Italian centers is examined. Painting, sculpture, and architecture by such figures as Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Michelangelo, Cellini, and Titian are examined in a variety of political, social, and religious contexts. Issues concerning patronage and the process by which art is made and restored are also discussed. Offered spring semester in even-numbered years.
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  • ARTHST 104: Baroque and Rococo Art

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    This class concentrates on the work of the major painters, sculptors and architects of the 17th century, including Bernini, Caravaggio, Rubens, and Velazquez. French, Italian, Flemish, Netherlandish, and Spanish art is discussed in the context of historical events such as the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation. Concerns of patrons in a changing marketplace for art, including a moneyed middle class, are also considered. Offered spring semesters in odd-numbered years.
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  • ARTHST 105: 19th Century Art

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    This course surveys European art from the late eighteenth century to the turn of the twentieth, with a focus on the social and political contexts in which works were produced, exhibited, sold and interpreted. The changing definitions of modernity and modernism in the visual arts; ideal images of masculinity and femininity; the hierarchy of artistic genres and the rise of landscape painting are among the many themes discussed. Offered spring semesters in even-numbered years.
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  • ARTHST 106: Early 20th Century Art

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    This course focuses on painting and sculpture in the first half of the 20th century, exploring the revolutionary styles developed during this period. Subjects discussed include artists' preoccupation with the "primitive" and the unconscious, the concept of an "avant-garde" and the rise of the artistic manifesto, and the development of abstract visual languages. Offered spring semester in odd-numbered years.
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  • ARTHST 107: American Art

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    An examination of architecture, painting, sculpture, and decorative arts from the early colonial period to the 1940s. Consideration of the construction of national identity, values, and subject matters within their evolving contexts. Offering to be determined.
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  • ARTHST 108: Islamic Art

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    This course examines the history of ten centuries of Islamic art and architecture both chronologically and thematically. It begins with a comprehensive study of medieval Islamic art of the Near East and Mediterranean from the seventh through the twelfth century, examining major themes and regional variations. Study will then shift to select monuments of Islamic art in Iran, central Asia, and India from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. The main focus will be architecture and manuscript painting, with some attention also to metalwork, pottery, and textiles. Issues considered include: Islamic aesthetic attitudes, definitions of Islamic art, adaptations of late antique artistic vocabulary, cross-cultural influence, architecture and ritual, and ideology and style in manuscript painting.
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  • ARTHST 112: Arts of Asia

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    This course focuses on a special theme or period in Asian art, such as Chinese traditions and their modern expressions, the East Asian nature traditions, and arts of India. Course may be repeated. Offered spring semester in even-numbered years.
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  • ARTHST 116: History of African Art and Architecture:Mali

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    The visual traditions and cultural practices of the Bamana, Dogon and Tuareg are examined. Students view exceptional traditional architecture in the towns, especially ancient mosques, and visit artists' workshops to view the arts and observe the techniques of craftsmanship in the areas of sculpture, metalwork, fabric arts, and pottery. Arrangements are made for students to view traditional dance ceremonies in which masks and other forms of art are used. Check ANTH listings for up-to-date offering times.
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  • ARTHST 119: Special Topics in Art History

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    A topic or period of art history not covered by regular offerings. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Course may be repeated. Offering to be determined.
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  • ARTHST 142: Museum Study

    1.00 Credits
    Drew University

    May be taken in conjunction with any upper-level art history course for additional systematic study of originals in area museums. Papers, projects, and/or augmentation of the regular term paper are expected as a result of this study. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered every semester.
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