This course introduces students to the ancient peoples of early civilizations. The first of a three-course sequence in survey format, we study the development of images in painting, sculpture, and architecture from antiquity through the middle ages. Course content focuses on major images of the Stone Age, Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, Greece and Roman cultures, followed by the early Christian, Byzantine, Islamic, and Gothic traditions. Lectures, discussions, and student research projects are presented that concern how art reflects culture, and is informed by social, political and religious influences.
- Credits: 3
- Offered: Fall.
- Faculty: Dr. Haack, O.F.M.