ARTH 1310 Masterworks of World Art

This is a one-semester survey of Western and non-Western art: painting, sculpture, architecture, etc. This course will explore art from the earliest civilizations (Egyptian, Greek and Roman), from the late medieval period (Romanesque and Gothic), from Mesoamerica (1500 B.C. to 1520 A.D.), from the Renaissance (Da Vinci, Michelangelo), and from the modern and post-modern eras of the U.S. and Latin America. The organization is not strictly chronological. Rather, each unit consists of several recurring topics: introduction, place; style or movement; individual artist and status of the artist; patronage and politics; individual work of art. This structure will introduce students to works of art in context and how to approach them. This course is designed for non-Art majors and may not be taken by Art majors for credit. May be taken as a CLST elective. 

Offered

Fall, Spring