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ART 074 - INTRO TO ART
The course emphasizes the understanding of the creative process as it applies to the visual arts. The process involves analysis of the art of the past and present and explores the relationship and function of art to the individual and society.

ART 075 - SURV WEST ART HIST I
An illustrated study of architecture, sculpture, and painting of Europe, north Africa, and western Asia from prehistoric times through the Gothic Period.

ART 076 - SURVEY WESTERN ART HISTORY II
An illustrated study of architecture, sculpture, and painting, primarily of Europe and the United States, from the Renaissance to the present day.

ART 103 - ART OF INDIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN
An illustrated historical study of the architecture, sculpture, and painting of India, China, and Japan, and of the Asian regions strongly influenced by them. Prereq.: Sophomore standing.

ART 104 - CHRISTIAN ART: ART OF MIDLE AGES
A study of the works of art and architecture produced for the Christian religion with special emphasis given to their liturgical functions and iconography. The history of Christian art is traced from its origins in pagan and Jewish art, through the Medieval period to the present. Prereq.: Sophomore standing.

ART 105 - ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART HISTORY
An illustrated study of painting, sculpture, and architecture made in Italy between 1300 and 1600. Prereq.: ART 75 or ART 76.

ART 106 - 17TH/18TH CENTURY ART
An illustrated study of European painting and sculpture from the Early Baroque to the beginning of the Neo-Classical. Artists covered include Carravaggio, the Carracci, Bernini, Rubens, Poussin, Velazquez, Rembrandt, Watteau, Hogarth, and Tiepolo. Prereq.: ART 76.

ART 107 - 19TH CENTURY ART HISTORY
An illustrated survey of art and architecture created in Europe and the United States during the nineteenth century. Prereq.: ART 76.

ART 108 - AMERICAN ART HISTORY
An illustrated study of painting, sculpture, architecture, and related arts of the United States from the Colonial Period to the present. Prereq.: ART 76.

ART 109 - MODERN ART HISTORY
An illustrated examination of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the turn of the century to 1945. Prereq.: ART 76.

ART 110 - ART SINCE 1945
An examination of major developments in American and European art from the post-war period to the present. Prereq.: ART 74 or ART 76.

ART 112 - SELECTED TOPICS IN ART HISTORY
This course examines specific topics in art history not otherwise covered in art curriculum. Students may repeat the course as long as a different topic is covered.

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