ARTH 1700 - World Art II: Art 1400-1900

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): ENG 1009 or ENG 1010; or permission of department

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021

Description: In this course students are introduced to the art, design and architecture created around the world from the 15^th through the 19^th centuries. Students learn to research, analyze, and interpret works from the Italian Renaissance to French Impressionism, from Macchu Picchu to the Forbidden City. Students also explore the impact of historical attitudes about gender, power, and identity on artists and their artworks, as well as the influence of global exchanges through networks of trade, religious conversion, and colonization. This course is required for students majoring or minoring in art, art history, and communication design and is recommended for non-majors to meet the General Studies requirements in Arts and Humanities and/or Global Diversity.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or HON.

General Studies: Arts and Humanities, Global Diversity

Cross Listed Course(s): HON 1700