ARTH 1700 - Art of the Medieval and Early Modern World

Credits: 3

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

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

Description: Students in this course are introduced to art, design, and architecture created around the world during the medieval and early modern periods. Students learn to research, analyze, and interpret works from Gothic cathedrals to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescos, from Machu 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