Descriptor Details

  • Descriptor Title
    Survey of Western Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages
  • C-ID Number
    110
  • Units
    3.0
  • Date of Last Revision
    9/17/2024 08:10:33 AM PDT

General Description

This course provides an overview of western art and architecture from prehistory through the medieval period with consideration of global interactions.

Prerequisites

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Corequisites

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Advisories

Completion of or concurrent enrollment in English Composition (C-ID ENGL 100)

Content

This course covers the art and architecture of the following periods:

  1. Prehistoric
  2. Ancient Mesopotamia
  3. Ancient Egypt
  4. Ancient Aegean
  5. Ancient Greek through Hellenistic
  6. Etruscan and Roman
  7. Early Christian and Byzantine
  8. Islamic
  9. Early Medieval
  10. Romanesque and Gothic

Lab Activities

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Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  1. Identify, examine, and assess representative works of art and architecture from prehistory through the medieval period employing appropriate art historical terminology
  2. Analyze, discuss, and differentiate works of art and architecture in terms of historical context and cultural values
  3. Analyze, discuss, and differentiate the roles of art, architecture, and the artist from prehistory through the medieval period

Evaluation Methods

  1. Written essays and/or research projects
  2. Essay exams

Textbooks

Sample Textbooks and Recommended/Accessible OER

 

DeWitte, M., Shields, K., Larmann, R. Gateways to Art, 2018.

Janson, H. W. History of Art.

Kleiner, Fred S. Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective.

Stockstad, Marilyn. Art History.

OER

Smarthistory’s (Khan Academy) materials/books (available online and to print out for free)

Smarthistory OER Commons,

Smarthistory Reframing Art History (global perspectives) open access

Gustlin and Gustlin. Libretexts, Introduction to Art History, A World Perspective of Art History, Part I

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