| ART
HISTORY 121G: Survey of Western Art: Ancient (3) |
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| Why? |
The visual arts, like
spoken language, are practiced by human beings
everywhere. Through examples of works from the ancient
world, students acquire basic visual literacy as a means
to understanding the uses and “meanings?” of
the arts in the major cultures of the Mediterranean
world. |
| Content: |
Painting, sculpture,
architecture of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. |
| Format: |
Lecture/response. |
| Evaluation: |
Essay exams. |
| Recommended
for: |
Art Education majors,
students interested in the visual arts of the dominant
cultures of antiquity. |
| What Next? |
Any 200 to 400-level
course, especially Art History 221Q, 222, 325. |
| Related
Courses: |
History 101G* and 308. |
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| ART
HISTORY 122G: Survey of Western Art: Renaissance and
Baroque (3) |
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| Why? |
This
course uses this segment of the history of art to
introduce beginning students to thinking about the
creative process, the role of art in culture, the nature
of visual intelligence, the idea of visual order, the
interpretation of images and recognition of style. |
| Content: |
Space,
light, color, the human figure, iconographic
interpretation. |
| Format: |
Lecture/response. |
| Evaluation: |
Objective
and essay exams, reading documents. |
| Recommended for: |
Art
Education and Dance majors. |
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