Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction to visual
analysis through study of western art 1600-present, examining
major artists and movements from Europe to North America.
Study of the relationship of art and artists to
political,religious, social change, and to changes in ideology,
patronage, audience. May be repeated for credit.
Lecture/discussion–4 hours. Comparative history of
architecture and symbolism of the Hindu Temple in India,
Southeast Asia and the United States. Attention to the temple as
expression of religious knowledge, political authority, and
cultural heritage through the lens of colonialism and
postcolonialism. (Same course as RST 154).
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Topics in Chinese Art History,
13th-19th century. Study of issues pertaining to self and
society; gender and and gendering; religion and philosophy;
political engagement and protest; economy and the market; the
effects created by periods of transition on visual
expression. Offered in alternate years.
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or gallery studies and review.
Painting, sculpture and architecture in northern Europe from the
twelfth through the fifteenth centuries.
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. The High Renaissance and Mannerism
in 16th-century Italy: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and
Titian in their artistic and cultural settings- Florence, Rome,
and Venice; the architecture of Bramante, Michelangelo, and
Palladio.
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Art History
major, minor, or other significant training in Art History
recommended. Class size limited to 25 students; for majors,
minors, other advanced students. Study of a broad problem or
theoretical issue in art, architecture, or material culture.
Intensive reading, discussion, research, writing. May be repeated
two times for credit when topic differs.
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Art History
major, minor, or other significant training in Art History
recommended. Class size limited to 25 students; for majors,
minors, other advanced students. Study of a broad problem
or theoretical issue in art, architecture, or material culture.
Intensive reading, discussion, research, writing.
Topics (D) American Art, GE credit: ArtHum| AH, OL, VL, WE. May
be repeated two times for credit when topic differs.