HISTORY OF WESTERN ART II: FROM RENAISSANCE TO CONTEMPORARY

ARTHIST 202

Course Description

Examine the arts and culture of Europe and North America from the Renaissance through the present. Explore important fine art, architecture, decorative arts, and photographic masterpieces by artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt van Rijn, Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Learn how works of art were valued from the moment of their making, fought over by different nations, bought, sold, stolen, or ignored for centuries and revived only recently for study through the political, historical, social and cultural contexts of their making. Critically examine the concept of artistic genius; the influence of colonialism and imperialism on artistic production and consumption; the role of the patron and the art market in art's production and circulation; the relationship of fine art and popular culture; and the idea of globalization as it relates to "western" artistic traditions. Develop skills in visual analysis to understand artistic production.

Prerequisties

None

Satisfies

DS 421 and DS 422

Credits

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Grade Point Average

2.25

-21.93% from Historical

Completion Rate

97.2%

1% from Historical

A Rate

45.17%

27.02% from Historical

Class Size

321

93.25% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Anna ANDRZEJEWSKI

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