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101 Learning to Look: Fine Arts, Art (3)
An introduction to painting, sculpture, architecture, and the decorative arts with emphasis on understanding the visual arts as universal human expression.
102 Survey of Art History (3)
A general introduction to the history of western art from the earliest cave paintings to the 20th century.
103 Art History I: Prehistory Through the Medieval (3)
Survey of significant art and architectural monuments from prehistory through the Middle Ages. Fall offering.
104 Art History II: Renaissance Through Modern (3)
Continuation of ART 103. The Renaissance through the 20th century. Spring offering.
350 "Primitive " Art (also ANT 350) (3)
Analysis of primitive art as determined through ritual and myth. Focus includes ethnographic parallels to prehistory and the concept of primitivism in the West.
360 Function of the Museum of Art (3)
Role and function of the museum as an educational and cultural institution. Main focus on field trips to local museums in Chester and Delaware Counties and the Wilmington, DE area.
361 Museum Practice (3)
Field experience in a particular museum facility in the West Chester, Wilmington, or Philadelphia area. PREREQ: ARH 360.
381 Near Eastern Art: Ancient Antiquity (3)
The art and architecture of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Assyria, and Babylonia from 3000-500 B.C.
382 Art of Classical Antiquity (3)
The art and architecture of the Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans.
383 Art of Middle Ages (3)
The art and architecture of the European medieval world and their development from Early Christian and Romanesque art into the full flowering of the Gothic period.
384 Art of Renaissance-Baroque (3)
Study of the art forms of the 15th through 17th centuries in Europe as they affected social and religious cross currents and the rise of the role of the artist in society.
385 The Romantic Rebellion (3)
From David to Rodin: the rise and development of the Romantic style and its struggle with orthodox Classicism.
386 Modern Art Seminar (3)
Analysis of major styles of 20th-century art to mid-century, including Picasso.
387 Modern Masters (3)
An independent research project on a major 20th-century visual artist.
388 Late Modern Art (3)
The study of art beyond 1945, including the mainstreams of art to the present time.
400 Art Seminar (3)
Special topics to be announced for studio and art history. Offered periodically as appropriate. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.
405 Russian Art (3)
A history of art and architecture of Russia from Medieval beginnings through social realism to socialist realism.
408 French Painting: Pucelle to Picasso (3)
Survey of French painting and related arts from the 14th century through World War I. Emphasis on France as a cultural center and on the relationship of French history, politics, and social change to developments in French painting.
413 American Art (3)
A survey of American paintings and sculpture from Colonial times to the present.
416 American Architecture: Colonial and Early Republic (3)
An introduction to the heritage of our early American architecture. These buildings reveal tangible evidence of the life of the early colonial period and of the republic. The influence of the traditional, coupled with modifications because of climate, materials, and labor, reflect both provincialism and independence.
417 Modern American Architecture (3)
Study of architectural forms and styles in America since the early 19th century, including a thorough analysis and consequent appreciation and understanding of the social, stylistic, and technological sources for our 19th- and 10th-century built environment.
419 Women in Art: Madonna or Model? (3)
Traces the position of women artists in society and its effects on their work. What role have women played as the subject of painting through the ages? What are women artists creating today?
420 European Architecture (3)
Survey of European architecture from the Norman Conquest to the 20th century.
421 Modern Architecture (3)
Traces the technological sources of modern architecture from its roots in the 19th century to the late 20th century. Includes such influences as the Chicago School, the late Californians, and the Bauhaus, leading to new concepts of space, decoration, and use of materials.
485 Classical Archaeology (3)
The study of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman archaeology. Theories of archaeology are given practical application in the field. The discovery, preservation, and analysis of finds from the classical world are studied.
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