Art History and
Humanities (AH)
101. INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY 3 cr.
Introduction to world art. Major works of painting, sculpture, and architecture
of the Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Modern periods,
as well as Asian and African art, including discussion of historical
and intellectual contexts. A prerequisite course for all others that
provides a firm foundation for further study and familiarity with art
historical methodology.
110. INTRODUCTION TO 2-D DESIGN 3 cr. Prerequisite:
AH 101. The basic studio foundation course which studies elements and
principles of two-dimensional design and color theory. The fundamental
principles of design (balance, unity, repetition, rhythm, variety, and
emphasis) related to the organization and manipulation of the basic
elements of line, shape, texture, value, color, and space. For elective
credit only; not applicable to the Core or the major or minor in Art
History or Humanities.
211. ART OF INDIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN 3 cr.
Architecture, sculpture, painting, and ceramics of India, China and
Japan, studied in the context of politics and religions (Hinduism, Buddhism,
Taoism, Confucianism, and Shintoism) from ancient times to the modern
world. No previous knowledge of Asian Art or culture is assumed.
240. DRAWING I 3 cr. Prerequisite: AH 101. Introduction
to various drawing media and techniques. Studio practice. For elective
credit only; not applicable to the Core or the major or minor in Art
History or Humanities.
242. PAINTING I 3 cr. Prerequisite: AH 101. Introduction
to the materials, techniques, and styles of painting. Studio practice.
For elective credit only; not applicable to the Core or the major or
minor in Art History or Humanities.
248. INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC DESIGN 3 cr.
Prerequisite: AH 101. An introductory course with a focus on elements
of typography: the basic elements of typography and the use of letterform
as a design element; analysis of historical and contemporary trends
in type design; the application of typography to the field of graphic
design. For elective credit only; not applicable to the Core or the
major or minor in Art History of Humanities.
250. ART STUDIO 3 cr. Prerequisite AH 101 or permission
of department chair. Intermediate-level study of the materials, techniques,
and styles of drawing or painting. Studio practice. For elective credit
only; not applicable to the Core or the major or minor in Art History
or Humanities.
251. ADVANCED ART STUDIO 3 cr. Prerequisite AH 250
or permission of department chair. Continuation of the principles and
practices begun in AH 250. Studio practice. For elective credit only;
not applicable to the Core or the major or minor in Art History or Humanities.
299. PROBLEMS IN STUDIO ART 1 3 cr. Aspects of studio
art, such as drawing, 3 D, and color, which change from semester to
semester. No prerequisite, although AH 101 is highly recommended.
301. NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART 3 cr. Painting, sculpture,
and prints of northern Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries, with special
attention to artists such as Jan van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, Albrecht
Dürer, and Pieter Bruegel.
303. ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART
3 cr. Painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy from the
14th through the 16th century, including masters such as Giotto, Masaccio,
Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Giovanni Bellini,
and Titian. Influence of Humanism and of shifting political and religious
ideas.
304. BAROQUE ART 3 cr. Painting, sculpture, prints and drawings,
and architecture of 17th century Europe from the Counter Reformation
through the reign of Louis XIV of France, including artists such as
Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velasquez, and Poussin.
307. 19TH CENTURY ART 3 cr.
European and U.S. painting, sculpture, and architecture from Neo Classicism,
Romanticism, and Realism through Impressionism, including artists such
as Goya, David, Delacroix, Blake, Courbet, Manet, Monet, and Cassatt.
308. VISUAL ARTS IN THE UNITED STATES 3 cr. Survey
of art in the USA—painting, sculpture, and architecture—from
earlier colonial times to the contemporary. Emphasis on major contributors,
including Copley, Cole, Homer, Eakins, Frank Lloyd Wright, The Eight,
members of the Stieglitz and Arensberg circles, the Regionalists, Abstract
Expressionists, and the Pop artists.
309. HISTORY OF MODERN ART 3 cr.
Survey of the development of modernism in painting, sculpture, and architecture
from 1880 to 1945, with a focus on major avant garde movements such
as Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Dadaism, Surrealism, and the International
Style.
310. CONTEMPORARY ART 3 cr. Study of contemporary painting,
sculpture, and architecture since 1945, with a focus on movements such
as Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, and developments ranging
from Performance Art to Electronic Media.
311. CINEMA OF THE AVANT GARDE (235) 3 cr. Survey of
the cinema with special emphasis on visual elements and the relationship
between the avant garde in cinema and the other visual arts. Study of
the development of motion pictures and their cultural contexts.
312. ART OF INDIA 3 cr. Survey
of the art and architecture of India from the Indus Valley civilization
through the Moghul era to the modern period. Works of art will be examined
within their cultural and religious contexts, including the Buddhist,
Hindu, and Islamic traditions. The art of Southeast Asia may also be
examined as an outgrowth, as well as a redefinition, of Indian culture.
313. ART OF CHINA 3 cr. Survey of the art and architecture
of China from the Neolithic period to the 20th century, with emphasis
on the cultural, aesthetic, and religious context of works of art. Topics
include Shang bronzes, Han concepts of the afterlife, the impact of
Buddhism, patronage and painting, and the landscape tradition.
314. ART OF JAPAN 3 cr. Survey of the art, architecture,
and decorative arts of Japan from the Neolithic period to the 20th century,
with an emphasis on their cultural and religious contexts. Special emphasis
on the stimulus of contacts with China and Korea in the evolution of
the visual arts in Japan, including the impact of Buddhism.
315. AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART (213) 3 cr. Art and culture
of Africa and the Pacific Islands. Gold work, pottery, ivory, and ritual
costume. Emphasis on works from the Cleveland Museum of Art. No previous
knowledge of the art or culture of these areas is assumed.
316. ART OF THE ANCIENT AMERICAS (215) 3 cr. Art, architecture,
and culture of Mexico, Central and South America, and Ancient Native
America. Pyramids, palaces, jades, pottery, and gold work. Rites of
kingship, warfare, and blood sacrifice. Emphasis on works from the Cleveland
Museum of Art. No previous knowledge of the art or culture is assumed.
317. GREEK AND ROMAN ART 3 cr.
Marble and bronze sculpture, temple architecture, and vase and fresco
painting, of ancient Greece and imperial Rome. Focus on the art of Periclean
Athens, Alexandrian Greece, the Roman Republic, and the Empire in the
West.
318. MEDIEVAL ART 3 cr. Art
and architecture of Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the
start of the Renaissance with emphasis on monumental church decoration,
the secular art of the nobility, and the place of Jewish and Islamic
art in medieval Europe.
319. GOTHIC ART 3 cr. Cathedrals, sculpture, and painting
of the late medieval period from the mid-12th century to the refined
grace of the courtly art of the late 14th century, including stained
glass, manuscripts, metalwork, ivories, and enamels.
320. ART OF THE EARLY CHRISTIAN WORLD 3 cr. How artists
and patrons developed a new visual language to communicate the beliefs
of the emerging Christian religion within the context of the late Roman
empire.
399. TOPICS IN ART HISTORY 3 cr. Various subjects related
to the methods of art history, specific artists, styles, or themes not
usually covered in the regular course offerings.
425. IMPRESSIONISM 3 cr. Major artists of the Impressionist
movement from the radical style of Manet and the colorful palette of
Monet, Renoir, and Degas, to the experimental compositions and techniques
of Seurat, Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin.
430. THE AGE OF MICHELANGELO 3 cr. Italian art and
culture during a period dominated by the genius of Michelangelo (1490s-1560s).
Topics to be studied in connection with Michelangelo and his influence
include artists’ competition with antiquity, Mannerism, art theory,
Medici patronage, the Florentine Academy, and artists’ biographies.
431. SIXTEENTH-CENTURY ART IN ROME: MANNERISM TO COUNTER-REFORMATION
3 cr. Prerequisite: AH 101. Developments in painting, sculpture,
and architecture in Rome during the 16th century, focusing on the transition
from Mannerism to the Counter-Reformation. Considers major artists and
works from the late period of Michelangelo to the arrival of Caravaggio
in Rome in 1592, examining them in a broader cultural context from the
impact of the Council of Trent to the patronage of popes, cardinals,
and princes.
432. RENAISSANCE ROME: POPES AND CARDINALS AS PATRONS OF ART
3 cr. Key monuments, ideas, and themes in papal and cardinalate
patronage of art in Rome with emphasis on the 15th and 16th centuries.
Topics include the Vatican and St. Peter’s; the projects of Michelangelo
and Raphael; the ideology of Rome as Caput Mundi; and the popes as temporal
and spiritual rulers.
434. THE SYMBOLIST MOVEMENT: ART AND CULTURE AT THE END OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY 3 cr. Art of the Symbolist era, from Gustave
Moreau and Odilon Redon to the Rosicrucians and the Nabi, in the context
of late 19th-century culture. Relationships between the visual arts,
literature, music, and other phenomena, such as the development of Freudian
psychoanalysis and interests in occultism.
435. MATISSE, PICASSO, AND DUCHAMP 3 cr. Study of three
20th-century modernists who, through their unique contributions and
associations with Fauvism, Cubism, Dada and Surrealism, have continued
to influence developments in contemporary art. Includes individual achievements
and interactions with the cultural context of their times.
498. INDEPENDENT STUDY 1 3 cr. Prerequisites: consent
of instructor and department chair. Special projects in art history.
Projects must be approved prior to registration. Senior art history
majors and graduate humanities students only.
499. TOPICS IN ART HISTORY 3 cr. Various subjects related
to the methods of art history, specific artists, styles, or themes not
usually covered in regular course offerings.
