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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the history of art through the examination of major monuments of architecture, painting, sculpture, and minor arts in the European Tradition from the beginning of the Renaissance to the 1848 French Revolution. Emphasis is placed on art created for or by the dominant cultural centers of civilizations falling within this timeframe.
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4.00 Credits
The course will deal with major monuments of Greek architecture, painting, sculpture, and minor arts from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Period. The emphasis will be on developments in Athens, the Peloponnesus and the mainland but monuments of art and architecture in Magna Graecia, Asia Minor, and the Greek islands will be included as well. Major emphasis will be placed on the principal forms of Greek art and architecture, with their stylistic development and social context. Students will also be introduced to questions of production and trade, as well as the religious, political, and social roles of Greek art. Different archaeological theories and interpretations and their relationship to Greek art and architecture will also be included. Slide lectures, museum trips, and critical and theoretical texts will be used to illustrate and illuminate the meanings and purposes of Greek art and architecture of this important period.
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4.00 Credits
The course will deal with major monuments of Roman architecture, painting, sculpture, and minor arts. The emphasis will be on developments in Rome, Pompeii, and central Italy. Monuments of art and architecture of the European, Eastern, and African provinces of the empire will also be included. Major themes will include the development of Rome from a primitive village to a world capital; the revolution in architectural form made possible by the Roman use of concrete and of arch and vault construction; Pompeian and Roman wall painting; Roman portrait and historical relief sculpture; and the political and social roles of Roman art.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the visual arts of South and Southeast Asia, including architecture, sculpture, and painting, particularly as they relate to religious practices (Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Islam) and to the historical, political, and social contexts of the region. Emphasis will be on the Indian subcontinent from circa 3000 BC to the present. Key monuments in Cambodia, Indonesia, Tibet, and Nepal will also be included. Art (Art History) courses-2
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the visual arts of East Asia, including architecture, sculpture, painting, and decorative arts, particularly as they relate to religious and philosophical practices (Buddhism, Shintoism, Daoism, and Confucianism) and to the historical, political, and social contexts of the region. Emphasis will be on China and Japan from the Bronze Age to the present. Key monuments in Korea will also be included.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the visual arts of the Islamic world, including architecture, painting, ceramics, textiles, metalwork, photography, and prints. Emphasis will be placed on understanding individual works of art within their historical, social, and religious contexts. The course will provide a firm understanding of both the Islamic faith and the development of Islamic cultures around the world. Issues to be addressed include regionalism versus universalism in Islamic art, the use of art to express political power, and Western views of Islam.
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4.00 Credits
This course combines lectures, reading-based discussions, museum experiences, and out-of-class research. It will deal with major monuments of Western architecture, painting, sculpture, and minor arts from Late Antiquity to the beginning of the Renaissance The emphasis will be on the impact of religious beliefs on the art and architecture produced in the dominant cultural centers of the time. Major themes will focus on the roles of art and architecture in both sacred and secular contexts; technical skills required to produce works of art, and the interpretation of works of art by examining purpose, meaning, and context. There will be an interdisciplinary focus on the religious, social, political, philosophical, and cultural context of the era.
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4.00 Credits
This course, combining lectures and discussion, is intended for students who may have no prior experience in the study of art history. The course will be concerned with the major monuments of architecture, painting and sculpture in Italy and Northern Europe from the fourteenth through the mid-sixteenth centuries. Major areas of study will include formal analysis of art; the training and intellectual life of artists; the nature of the arts and society as reflected in contemporary texts; the impact of religious beliefs on the art and architecture of the dominant cultural centers; distinctions and mutual influence between Italy and the North; the functionpatronage; the representation of gender and sexuality; and the interpretation of works of art through the investigation of purpose, meaning, and context.
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4.00 Credits
This course will focus on artistic production in the American colonies and, later, the United States. The approach is historical and contextual, and all mediums are covered including photography and architecture. Principally, the course is organized chronologically, although the material for weekly classes may center on specific artists, genres, themes, or critical issues. The visual aspects of looking at art will also be emphasized. Throughout the course, students will be continuously learning and refining skills that will allow them to analyze and appreciate works of art in their proper context.
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4.00 Credits
Twentieth Century Art is an introductory art history course, combining slide lectures and class discussions. This course is organized chronologically and will focus on artistic production in the twentieth century in Europe and the United States, including Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, Dada and Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Post-Painterly Abstraction, Pop, Surrealism, Neo-Expressionism, Post Modernism, and Deconstructivism. The approach is historical and contextual and all mediums are covered, including architecture, photography, and new media. Developments such as feminist art, socio-political art, conceptual art, and performance art will also be discussed. The visual Aspects of looking art will be emphasized; throughout the course, students will be continuously learning and refining skills that will allow them to analyze and appreciate works of art in their proper context.
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