Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
ART
Course Subject
ARTH
Course Number
1200
Course Section
01
Course Title
Westrn Trad: PreHist/Mdl Age
Academic Term and Year
Fall 2015
Credits
4.00
Hamline Plan Letter
D, F, H
Area of Study
ART, ARTH
Course Description
Goals: To explore the arts from prehistoric times through the Middle Ages, and to promote an understanding that a work of art is a reflection of the culture in which it was created. To gain an understanding of formal principles and the materials and techniques of artistic production. Content: The traditions of painting, sculpture, architecture, and the decorative arts in the western world from roughly 20,000 BC to the fourteenth century. Major monuments are considered in light of religious, political, social, economic, and geographic conditions. Special emphasis is placed on the iconography and cultural context of the works, along with the methods and materials of artistic production. This course is strongly advised as a foundation for ARTH 1210. Taught: Annually, fall term. Credits: 4
Recommended Citation
Audeh, Aida, "ARTH1200-01.Westrn Trad: PreHist/Mdl Age.F15.Audeh,Aida" (2015). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 5571.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/5571