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3.00 Credits
A history and survey of African art, from prehistory to the present.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of visual culture from the Islamic world, beginning with its origins in the seventh century. It examines a range of media, including ceramics, metalwork, textiles, arts of the book, sculpture, and architecture. It considers artistic production and consumption in a variety of regions and social contexts in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. And it explores issues such as the definition of Islamic art, its study in the West, and Orientalism.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the arts of select Pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica and the Andes up to and including the time of contact with Europe. Major empires and groups surveyed include Chavin, Moche, Tiwanaku, Inca and Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya and Aztec. Terracotta and stone figurative sculpture, architecture, textiles, earthworks, metals and ceramics are the principal art media under consideration. Emphasis is placed on the study of key monuments and media within a chronological framework, but also on the principles and concepts that underlie Andean and Mesoamerican cultures. The interrelation of art with religion, myth and history will be a continuing theme, with consideration of shamanism, statecraft, ritual, and nature as culture.
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3.00 Credits
A study of Latin-American art from the colonial period to the present. Students in this course study art of the Spanish and Portuguese colonial period, art of the nineteenth century following independence, and major developments and trends in modern painting, sculpture, and architecture since 1900.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents a survey of ancient Egyptian visual art and architecture from the pre-Dynastic period through the Roman occupation and Coptic Christianity. Emphasis is placed on the study of key monuments within a chronological framework, as well as the principles and concepts that underlie Egyptian art. The interrelationship of art with religion, myth and history will be a continuing theme. Art forms to be studied include architecture, sculpture, painting, mummified bodies, and a range of utilitarian objects, including jewelry.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the art and architecture of the ancient Aegean world from prehistory through the Hellenistic period. The emphasis is on learning the most important monuments, styles, vocabulary, and chronology of this important part of world history. Attention is also paid to understanding the art in its historical, social, and esthetic contexts. The basic principles of classical archeology will also be introduced.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of the art and architecture of Republican and Imperial Rome, from the first century B.C.E. to the fourth century C.E. It examines a range of media (e.g., coins, pottery, mosaics, sculpture, painting, and architecture) within their social contexts, dealing with such issues as the viewer and viewing; portraiture; gender; ethnicity; social status; domestic space; and urban development. This course incorporates new archaeological discoveries as much as possible, and it encourages students to visit museums.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of department chair. A supervised work experience of one academic semester with a previously approved gallery, museum, or private government agency.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of art and architecture in Italy from the early fourteenth century to the mid-sixteenth century. The veneration for classical antiquity and the development of naturalistic representation are examined. Issues of patronage, artists’ training, and technology are also addressed.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ARH 2750 and ENGL 1102. A study of Latin-American art from pre-Colum-bian times to the present.
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