ARTH Art History 1 ARTH 3140 Art of Ancient Greece ARTH Art History 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. This course chronologically and thematically approaches the history of ancient Greek art and architecture from the third millennium to the ARTH 2531 Art History I first century BCE and selectively covers the remains of ancient Greek 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. civilization around the Mediterranean. Content spans from Crete to the This course surveys the arts of the western and non-western world from Geometric Period, and through the Protoarchaic, Archaic, Classical, and the prehistoric eras through the 14th century. The emphasis is twofold: Hellenistic Periods. Themes including architectural basics, materials 1) recognizing the visual characteristics of period and individual styles and techniques, written sources, religion and mythology, art and society, through a study of major monuments and, 2) utilizing works of art to better and the relationship of patron and artist are among the most pertinent understand the social, cultural and economic realities of the historical eras. topics. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the The format for the course is lecture with discussion. classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. ARTH 2532 Art History II Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. ARTH 3150 Roman Art This course surveys the arts of the western and non-western world from 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. the 15th century to the present. The emphasis is twofold: 1) recognizing This course chronologically and thematically approaches the history of the visual characteristics of period and individual styles through a study ancient Roman art and architecture from the time of Romulus to the mid of major monuments and, 2) utilizing works of art to better understand the fourth century CE and selectively covers the remains of Roman civilization social, cultural and economic realities of the historical eras. The format for on three continents. Content spans from Eturia through the Republic and the course is lecture with discussion. Empire, and concludes with an introduction to the art of Early Christianity. ARTH 3110 Ancient Near Eastern Art Themes including architectural basics, materials and techniques, written 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. sources, religion and mythology, art and society, and the relationship of This course explores the aesthetic traditions of Mesopotamia, Iran, patron and artist are among topics addressed. Students will engage in Anatolia, and the Levant from Neolithic times to the end of the a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, Achaemenid Persian Empire around 330 B.C.E. Various methodologies discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. and approaches are considered to analyze and interpret using Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531. terms and concepts critical to understanding the subjects and formal ARTH 3160 Early Christian & Byzantine Art characteristics of the Near Eastern material record. The most distinctive 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. and characteristic genres and examination of the Near East’s connections This course surveys Byzantine art and architecture from the establishment with Egypt, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean will be surveyed with of Constantinople in the year 330 C.E. until the fall of the city to the additional emphasis on institutional stewardship of cultural heritage in the Ottomans in 1453. Various methodologies and approaches are considered modern Middle East. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in to analyze and interpret using terms and concepts critical to understanding and out of the classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or the subjects and formal characteristics of the Byzantine material record. writing exercises. Students will examine political and religious upheavals of this period and Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531. their effect on a wide range of styles and developments in art. Students ARTH 3120 Ancient Egyptian Art will engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. This course focuses on ancient Egyptian art and architecture from the Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531. time of unification c. 3000 B.C.E. to the annexation of Egypt by the ARTH 3210 18th Century Art Roman Empire in 31 B.C.E. Various methodologies and approaches are 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. considered to analyze and interpret using terms and concepts critical This course will address the visual and material arts of the 18th century to understanding the subjects and formal characteristics of the ancient in Europe and America. As the century that saw the formation of the Egyptian material record. Students will analyze stylistic consistencies and United States, the turmoil of the French Revolution, and the peak of the aberrations in a variety of media, in addition to the role of art in politics, Enlightenment, the 18th century forms the foundation for much of our religion, everyday life and funerary practice. Students will engage in a modern society. In this class, students will examine visual and material variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, culture as active participants in the social, political, and ideological/ discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. philosophical contexts of this period in Europe and America. Students will Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531. engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including ARTH 3130 Ancient Aegean Art lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2532. This course focuses on the art and architecture of mainland Greece, ARTH 3261 Italian Mannerism Crete, and the Cycladic Islands from 3300 to 1000 B.C.E. Students will 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. study the importance of ancient Aegean culture and its place within This course will address the visual arts of Italy created during the late European history and art history because of its profound links to the Renaissance, typically known as the Mannerist period. The class will origins of European civilization. Various methodologies and approaches primarily cover painting, and sculpture, with the inclusion of some are considered to analyze and interpret using terms and concepts critical architectural works. The course will begin by establishing the artistic to understanding the subjects and formal characteristics of the ancient traditions of the High Renaissance era to examine Mannerist innovations Aegean material record. Paintings, pottery, objects made from gold, silver and shifts in style and aesthetics as well as the maintenance, in some and ivory, carved reliefs, textiles, and architecture are analyzed within instances, of High Renaissance ideals. Students will engage in a variety the cultural and social context of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, discussion, East. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the research, and/or writing exercises. classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2532 or permission of Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531. instructor. 2 ARTH Art History ARTH 3272 Northern Renaissance Art ARTH 3435 African Art 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. This course will address the visual arts of northern Europe during the This course is an overview of the arts and visual cultures of Africa, Renaissance, the 14th through the 16th century. The class will primarily ranging from ancient architecture, masquerades, and traditional sculpture cover the painting, printmaking, and sculpture of Germany, Flanders, to modern photography, contemporary digital works and multi-media France, and the Netherlands. The class will begin by establishing the installations. Special attention is given to key moments of contact between artistic traditions of the medieval era and exhibit how the early Northern different cultures within Africa and between Africa and the Americas and Renaissance artists both operated within these traditions and made Europe, allowing students to develop a nuanced insight about Africa’s marked innovations to the visual vocabulary, and will conclude with the global presence and reach. It also considers the challenges and politics 16th-century North's responses to the Protestant Reformation and to the of interpreting African arts in our current globalizing world. The course is influence of works of the Italian Renaissance. Students will engage in organized as a series of case-studies focusing on well-known traditions a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, and artists from the following countries: Mali, South Africa, Zimbabwe, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Senegal, Ghana, Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2532 or permission of Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Kenya, and Tanzania. Students will engage instructor. in a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, ARTH 3282 Pre-Columbian Art discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2531 or ARTH 2532 This course introduces students to the art and architecture produced or permission of instructor. by the cultures of Mesoamerica, North America, and South America Cross Listing(s): AAST 3435.