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Renaissance Through Contemporary Art
Course: ARH102

First Term: 2011 Fall
Lecture   3 Credit(s)   3 Period(s)   3 Load  
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S


Description: History of art from around the world from the Renaissance through contemporary period.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Identify stylistic characteristics of the various historical periods from many parts of the world from the Renaissance through the present. (I-XII)
2. Define and use art historical terminology. (I-XII)
3. Identify various visual elements of art from around the world, and explain how one uses these to analyze and evaluate works of art. (I-XII)
4. Describe various techniques and materials used in creating sculpture, paintings, and architecture from around the world. (I-XII)
5. Identify key works by various painters, sculptors, and architects from around the world. (I-XII)
6. Critically compare and contrast various works of art from around the world. (I-XII)
7. Identify global works of art that demonstrate the variety and interdependence of the art of different cultures. (I-XII)
8. Describe the geography, history, religion, politics and artifacts of various cultures around the world. (I-XII)
9. Identify and describe artistic issues and controversies, such as restoration, patronage, preservation, accessibility, scholarship, and criticism. (I-XII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. 15th Century Art in Northern Europe (Art, Politics, Religion, and Geography)
   A. Manuscript illumination
   B. Flemish, French, German, and Spanish art
II. 15th Century Italian Art (Art, Politics, Mythology, Religion, Philosophy, and Society)
   A. Humanism and the Renaissance
   B. Portraiture
   C. Architecture
   D. Roles of religion, mythology and politics
III. High Renaissance and Mannerism (Art, Religion, Philosophy, and Politics)
   A. High Renaissance
   B. Mannerism
IV. Art of the Reformation: 16th Century Art in Northern Europe and Spain (Art, Religion, Politics, and Geography)
   A. Protestant Reformation
   B. Holy Roman Empire (including Germany)
   C. France
   D. The Netherlands
   E. Spain
V. Baroque and Rococo (Art, Politics, History, Religion, and Geography)
   A. Baroque art of the 17th century
   B. Late Baroque, early 18th century, and the Rococo period
VI. Later Art India, China and Japan (Art, Religion, Geography, and Society)
   A. India
   B. China
   C. Japan
VII. Neoclasicism through the Mid 19th Century (Art, Enlightenment, Society, Science, and Technology)
   A. Neoclassicism to Romanticism
   B. Romanticism
   C. Landscape painting
   D. Sculpture
   E. Architecture
   F. Beginning of photography
VIII. Later 19th Century (Art, Society, Politics, Industrialization, and Urbanization)
   A. Realism
   B. Impressionism
   C. Post-impressionism
   D. Symbolism
   E. Art Nouveau
   F. Architecture
   G. Sculpture
IX. Native Arts of Mesoamerica, South America and Oceania (Art, Mythology, Geography, and Society)
   A. Mesoamerica and South America
      1. Aztec (Mexico)
      2. Inca (Peru and adjoining areas)
   B. Oceania
X. Later African Art (Art, Mythology, Geography, Society, and Nature)
   A. European contact
   B. Context and meaning
   C. Themes
   D. Masks
XI. Early 20th Century (Art, Society, Politics, and Philosophy)
   A. Expressionism
   B. Abstraction
   C. Utopian ideals
   D. The organic
   E. Political statements
   F. Emigres and exiles
XII. Later 20th Century (Art, Politics, Philosophy, and Controversy)
   A. World War II and its aftermath
   B. Postwar expressionism
   C. Modernist formalism and alternatives
   D. Postmodernism
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  3/25/2003

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