History of Western Art and Architecture

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A survey of major works of sculpture, architecture, and painting made in the Near East, Europe, and North America from the prehistoric beginnings through the twentieth century. In studying these monuments, equal emphasis will be placed on formal analysis and on contextual history. Students will be asked to identify particular works, to describe their basic elements, to distinguish those elements that characterize different styles, and to begin to explain the formal and historical reasons for these differences.