ART130 — Art and Culture: Prehistoric through Gothic [SUN# ART 1101]
3 , 3 lecture periods 0 lab periods A survey of the development of art and architecture in Western Civilization from prehistoric through Gothic art with the inclusion of a global perspective. Includes identification and interpretation of cultural and stylistic characteristics, contextual functions and purposes of works of art, influences of cultural values on the production of art, art historical terminology, exemplars of non-Western culture, and critical methodologies. Describe and decode functions and purposes of works of art in their own historical context. Discuss and analyze geographic, religious, social, political, and economic influences on art production. Define and use correct art historical terminology describing form and content. Identify and discuss major examples of non-Western art production from prehistory to 1300. Identify and discuss methodologies of art historical analysis and new perspectives in the discipline. Outline: I. Identification and Interpretation of Cultural and Stylistic Characteristics Prehistory Near Eastern Egyptian Aegean Greek Etruscan Roman Early Christian Early Medieval Byzantine Islamic Romanesque Gothic II. Contextual Functions and Purposes of Works of Art Patronage Religious/spiritual Political/social Expressive/psychological III. Influences of Cultural Values on the Production of Art Geographic influences on culture Social values Religious values Economic values Political values Personal values IV. Art Historical Terminology Terminolog
Prerequisites: WRT101, WRT101S