Art 11

Art 11 is a survey course designed to introduce developments in artistic expression from cave drawings and the monuments of the ancient world to the paintings, sculpture and architecture of 15th-century northern Europe. Students learn to look at art and see it within the social and political context of the time in which it was created.

Course Objectives

1. Learn how to look at art in terms of its visually descriptive aspects and corresponding materials of production.

2. Understand the functions of visual art in the periods covered in the course.

3. Examine and understand the iconographical significance of important historical works.

4. Within the historical parameters of the course, achieve a general overview of the history and developments of western visual art, its major periods, movements, concepts, and artists.

5. Have acquired an art and architecture vocabulary and be able to use it in relation to specific works.

6. Be able to initiate a critical discussion on how works of art form part of a larger set of relationships that include artist and society.

Outline

  • Lesson 1: Introduction to Art History
  • Lesson 2: Prehistoric and Near Eastern Art
  • Lesson 3: Art and Architecture of the Ancient Egyptians
  • Lesson 4: Aegean and Greek Art
  • Lesson 5: Art and Architecture of the Etruscans and Romans
  • Lesson 6: Early Jewish, Early Christian, Byzantine, and Islamic Art
  • Lesson 7: Early Medieval and Romanesque Art
  • Lesson 8: Gothic and Italian Art and Architecture
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