Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0168
Organization's ID:
Art 104
Organization:
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
18 weeks (40 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Art History
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to describe characteristics and influences on artists and art styles from the Renaissance to the contemporary period.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe the major characteristics of visual art styles that have developed since the Renaissance (including Renaissance art, Mannerist art, Baroque art, Rococo art, Neoclassical art, Romantic art, Realist art, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art,
  • Identify major centers of artistic influences from the Renaissance to the contemporary period (including Florence, Venice, Flanders, Paris, and New York City)
  • Identify major artists and art works from the Renaissance to the contemporary period (including Botticelli, Da Vinci, Bosch, Anguissola, Rembrandt, Degas, Manet, Monet, Van Gogh, Duchamp, and Pollock)
  • Describe the differences between art styles such as Renaissance or Mannerist art works, Romantic or Impressionist art works, and Abstractionist art works and Pop Art works
  • Explain the relevant cultural, political, and religious factors that influenced the development of the visual arts since the Renaissance (including conflict on the European continent, tensions between the Catholic and Protestant churches, industrializati

General Topics:

  • The early Renaissance and art in Italy
  • The high Renaissance and art in Italy
  • The Renaissance and art in Northern Europe and Spain
  • Art styles in 16th-century Europe
  • Baroque art in Western Europe
  • Rococo art in Western Europe and America
  • Neoclassical art in Europe and America
  • Romanticism and art in Europe and America
  • Realism and aArt in Europe and America
  • Impressionism in Europe and America
  • Post-Impressionism in Europe and America
  • Art in early 20th century Europe and America
  • Art from WWI to WWII in Europe and America
  • Art in Europe and America in the Contemporary Era
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials