ARTH 221
Menkaure
and A Queen, (ruled 2490-2472 BCE) - graywacke 54 1/2"; Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston
Three
Goddesses (possibly Hestia, Dione and Aphrodite) ca.438-432 BCE.-
marble;
from the
east pediment of the Parthenon; The British Museum, London
Images are a courtesy of
AICT
, Art Images for College Teaching / Allan T. Kohl
This course is a chronologic examination of Western art from the Prehistoric to Medieval period. Lectures emphasize the historical factors that influenced the artists' creation of sculpture, painting, architecture, and crafts. Topic areas include: the art of the ancient Near East, Egypt, Aegean, Greece, Rome; Early Christian, Jewish and Byzantine; Early Medieval, Romanesque, and Gothic. The syllabus outlines course objectives and requirements.
Art History -Volume One, Third Edition by Marilyn Stokstad
