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Feb 10, 2025
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CHS 3401 - Art of Mesoamerica: from Olmec to Aztec
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600 with C- or better OR CHS 1000 with D- or better; OR permission of department.
Description: Students in this course explore the rich and varied visual cultures of Mesoamerica, from the colossal heads of the Olmec and the painted city of Teotihuacan to the courtly arts of the Classic Maya and the great temples of the Aztec. Using artworks and writings from both pre- and post-contact with Europeans, students engage with the indigenous systems of scientific knowledge, political and spiritual power, and complex mythologies. Students also investigate the materials and processes employed by Mesoamerican sculptors, painters, potters and scribes, from lusterous jade and brilliant cochineal to the precious pigment known as ”Maya blue”.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or CHS.
Cross Listed Course(s): ARTH 3401
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