ARH 2051 - Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary

College of Fine Arts and Humanities

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2025 (655)

Requisites

Prerequisite ENC 0025 or
Prerequisite EAP 1695 or
Prerequisite appropriate score on the college placement test.

Course Description

An introduction to art history which acquaints the student with major works of art, and their influence on the historical and cultural development of artistic styles from the Renaissance to the present.  Students will identify and describe works of visual art in their cultural context, including works from or inspired by the Western canon and other global traditions.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. Students will identify the conventional classification terminology of art history by:
    1. Differentiating the major art periods from the Late Gothic through 21st century art.
    2. Applying the conventional components and characteristics of artistic styles to individual artworks.
  2. Students will visually recognize a specific art period by:
    1. Identifying major artists who were active in the period.
    2. Describing specific aesthetic hallmarks of the style used in a period.
    3. Ranking artworks in chronological order.
    4. Linking how a specific culture influenced the development of an art period.
    5. Comparing/contrasting works from different art periods by their hallmarks.
    6. Identifying the art period of an “unknown” artwork: one that is not presented directly in the textbook but is by the same artists to show that the student can abstract this knowledge, not just memorize specific works.
  3. Students will interpret and apply various art techniques and their innovations by:
    1. Identifying the use of specific techniques in artworks that are presented in the textbook.
    2. Classifying the use of the technique in artworks that are “unknown” to them, but by artists who are presented in the textbook. This shows that they can abstract and apply the knowledge of diverse art terminology.
  4. Students will attribute various architectural elements by:
    1. Identifying diverse architectural features in their community.
    2. Photographing the architectural features and explaining how they apply in the image of the building presented.
  5. Students will employ the Feldman Method of Critical Analysis in a Museum Essay by:
    1. Visiting an art museum and viewing various pieces of artwork.
    2. Describing what is immediately visible in the artwork in an objective manner.
    3. Analyzing how the artist(s) utilize the elements of art and the principles of design in said artwork.
    4. Summarizing what the artist is trying to communicate with their artwork.
    5. Rendering judgment about the artwork by employing an analysis of the craftsmanship displayed.
    6. Differentiating the artwork in its art historical perspective and determining whether the artist is breaking new ground with this artwork.
  6. Students will explore beyond their textbook and analyze the contributions of artists of diversity by:
    1. Researching artwork by living minority artists.
    2. Discussing the contributions of diverse artists with classmates.
    3. Explaining why examples of diversity are worthy of including in the canon of art history.

Criteria Performance Standard

1. The student will write at least three (3) examinations for a minimum grade of 70% on the following: a. The basic of structure of art history. b. The chronology of the major period and cultural styles in Western art from Renaissance to the twentieth century. c. The components of (visual) artistic styles. d. The assignment of the appropriate dates to selected art forms. e. The comparison of the artistic styles of selected art forms. f. The development and influence of a selected artistic style. g. The aesthetic of a particular period and cultural style. h. The aesthetic of a particular work and its particulars of style as expressions of the cultural influence (context) of its time and place or origin. 2. The student will visually identify from selected slides for a minimum grade of 70% (C) the period and cultural style of selected art forms.

History of Changes

Revised 6/29/83 Revised 8/84 Reviewed C&I 9/25/90. 3 YR C&I Review 8/94. DBT 1/24/96 Effective Session 19961. 3 Yr Rev2000 reformatted MAR Eff Sess I, 2001. State change eff 20011. 3 Year Review 2006. C&I 4/22/08, BOT 6/17/08, Effective 20081(0400). C&I 10/12/2010, BOT 11/16/2010, Effective 20102(0435). Amended prerequisites effective 20112(0450). 3-Year Review 2010: Acceptable As Is. C&I Approval: 10/12/2010, BOT Approval: 11/16/2010, Effective Term: Spring 2012 (450).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2025 (655)

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