I Online Quizzes Daily Schedule Slides on Reserve Terms for the Tests Take Home Essay Question Visual Preview of Class Topics Art Museum Resources on the Internet Course Description This course will trace the major developments in the history of Western art from the earliest times to the Renaissance period of the fifteenth century. We will also examine briefly a few significant moments in non-western areas, including India, China and the Americas before 1492. As we analyze the most important monuments of these periods, we will focus on the various cultural factors that determine the uses and appearance of art at different times. The material will be presented chronologically, in lecture format, according to the tentative daily schedule .
Students are responsible for understanding all of the material presented in class and in the text.
You should be able to identify and discuss in some detail all the works illustrated in the text or in slides placed on reserve in the A-V room in the Media Services section of of the Pelletier Library. A few quizzes will be given in class, building up to the first midterm exam. The first quiz is required . All subsequent quizzes will be optional. Completion of the optional quizzes will contribute toward the participation grade.