Overview
Description
This survey course covers the history of art and cultural production from prehistory to 1400 in the ancient Middle East, the Mediterranean and Europe.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO7
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- describe and recognize in verbal and written form the formal qualities of a work of art as a means to understand how technical and compositional components function as one level of interpretation.
- identify and apply a wide range of Art Historical methodologies that impact the way we study, receive, and ultimately understand a work of art.
- articulate relationships between works of art and their cultural context from prehistory to 1400.
- compare and contrast works of art from different artists, time periods, and cultures.
- effectively compose written assignments in the form of three exams of the cultural and historical significance of select works of art and architecture.