History of Art I

Catalog description

History of World Art I (3-0) (C): [TCCN ARTS 1303] A survey of selected art works, architecture, and art theories in several parts of the world over a broad span of history from the Prehistoric to c. 1250 AD. Students become acquainted with artistic mediums, iconography, and style, the use of materials and technologies, and a wide range of functions of works of art in various cultures. The course demonstrates how the production of art and architecture is linked to climate and geography (the natural world) and governmental, religious and philosophical systems (the social and cultural world). Course fee required.