Bellevue University

AR 102

Survey of Art since 1400

 

Prerequisite:  None

 

Credit:  3 credit hours

 

Catalog Description:  Surveys the major developments in painting, sculpture, and architecture in the Western World, including Early and High Renaissance in Italy and the North; Baroque; Rococo; 19^th. Century Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism; and into the 20^th century.

 

Mission:  AR 102 is applicable both to the general education core and to the art major.  In the core for traditional programs, it may be applied under The Arts in World History.  In the core for accelerated programs, it may be applied under Human Expression.  AR 102 applies to all majors and minors in Art.

 

Purpose:

AR 102, Survey of Art since 1400, is the second semester of a two semester course.  AR 101 and AR 102 are continuous but need not be taken as a unit.  AR 102 covers the important periods in the art of the Western World from the Renaissance into the 20^th century.  These courses provide an introduction to the whole range of Western artistic creation and examine a distinct kind of human communication experience.  Students learn not only interesting facts, but also the meaning of the terms used to discuss art; they also learn to appreciate how paint is put on canvas, how solid materials are shaped into sculpture, and how space is enclosed for living; and are better able to enjoy art.

 

Objectives:  Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Identify and discuss major works of art from the periods covered;
2. Identify, discuss, and compare major styles of art in Western culture since 1400.
3. Trace the general development of the visual arts from the Renaissance into the 20^th century;
4. Explain some basic characteristics and values of the various cultures and how their art was affected by political, sociological, and historical events;
5. Define and use basic art history terminology;
6. Identify specific important persons in the visual arts and describe their accomplishments within the historical time in which they lived;
7. Synthesize coherently and write intelligently about selected topics in the visual arts;
8. Perform some elementary judgments about the aesthetic quality of certain artistic objects and works; and
9. Experience selected exhibits at an art museum and describe in a response that synthesizes the experience with course concepts.

 

Assessment and General Assignments:  Students will be responsible for all assigned readings and preparing for class discussions, as well as slide study, written assignments, and written examinations.  They will also be responsible for visiting and art museum.  Selected examples of written assignments and examinations may be retained for course and program assessment.

 

Evaluation and Grading:  Active participation of students in group work and class discussions, examinations, papers, and projects will be considered in determining the final grade.  The particular grading percentages will be determined by individual professors.

 

Course Outline:

 

1. Identify and discuss major works of art in Western culture since 1400.
1. Discuss important works from each era

1.       Painting and drawing

2.       Sculpture

3.       Architecture

2. View slides, videos of important works from each era
3. Write identifications and descriptions of selected works

 

2. Identify, discuss, and compare major styles of art in Western culture since 1400.
1. Identify and discuss the major characteristics of the following styles:

         1.  Northern Europe, 15^th Century

         2.  Early Renaissance in Italy

         3.  High Renaissance in Italy

         4.  Mannerism

         5.  Northern Europe, 16^th Century

         6.  Baroque

         7.  Rococo

         8.  Romanticism

         9.  Neoclassicism

         10. Realism

         11.Impressionism

         12. Post-Impressionism

         13.  Expressionism

         14.  Abstraction

         15. Non-objective

         16. Dada and Surrealism

         17.  Regional Realism

b.  Compare stylistic characteristics of works of art from the various eras

 

3. Trace the general development of the visual arts from the Renaissance into the 20^th Century;
1. The course will cover the arts in the following historical periods:

1..  The Renaissance and the Baroque and the Rococo

2         The Modern and Postmodern World

2. Examine historical overview utilizing timeline
3. Identify decisive dates of historical events and significant artistic achievements
4. Discuss traits that distinguish one age from another

 

4. Explain some basic characteristics and values of the various cultures and how their art was affected by political, sociological, and historical events;
1. Discuss dominant values of each society and how they are apparent in the visual arts
2. Discuss social, political, and economic institutions and their impact on the visual arts

 

5. Define and use basic art history terminology
1. List and define key terms that help to understand and characterize each era
2. Utilize terms in discussion and written assignments

 

6. Identify specific important persons in the visual arts and describe their accomplishments within the historical time in which they lived;
1. For each era, identify individuals with significant accomplishments relating to the visual arts
2. Discuss their accomplishments and relationship to the visual arts

 

7. Synthesize coherently and write intelligently about selected topics in the visual arts;
1. Participate in group and class discussions of topics relevant to each era
2. Prepare written assignments on specified topics
8. Perform some elementary judgments about the aesthetic quality of certain artistic objects and works; and
1. What is it?
2. How is it put together?
3. How does it stimulate the senses?

 

   9.Experience selected exhibits at an art museum, as determined by the instructor; and describe            in a response that synthesizes the experience with course concepts.

4. Visit Joslyn Art Museum [or other museum approved by instructor]
5. Prepare a written description and/or a report to the class

 

 

 

 

Signatures:

 

 

 

Originator                                                                                                                     date

 

 

 

Area Chair                                                                                                                    date

 

 

 

Center Director                                                                                                             date

 

 

 

Academic Review Committee                                                                                        date

 

 

 

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences                                                                                date

 

 

 

VPAA                                                                                                                          date

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resources:

 

Required Texts and/or Materials:

 

Tansey, Richard G. and Fred S. Kleiner.  Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Vol. II, 10^th Ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt, Brace College Publishers, 1996.

 

Recommended Texts, Resources, and/or Supplies:

 

Other Resources or References:

 

Arnason, H. Harvard. History of modern art: painting, sculpture, architecture, 1968.

 

Andrus, Lisa Fellows. American light: the luminist movement, 1850 – 1875 :paintings, drawings, photographs, 1989.

 

Arnheim, Rudolf. Picasso's Guernica; the genesis of a painting, 1962.

 

Batterberry, Ariane Ruskin. Nineteenth Century art, 1968.

 

Bazin, Germain.  The Baroque: principles, styles, modes, themes, 1978.

 

Bialostocki, Jan. The art of the Renaissance in Eastern Europe: Hungary, Bohemia, Poland, 1976.

 

Bowness, Alan. Modern European Art. 1972.

 

Brown, Milton Wolf.  American art to 1900: painting, sculpture, architecture, 1977.

 

Champigneulle, Bernard.  Art nouveau, 1976

 

Clark, Kenneth.  The romantic rebellion: romantic versus classic art,  1973.

 

Cole, Bruce.  Masaccio and the art of early Renaissance Florence,  1980.

 

Cole, Bruce.  The Renaissance artist at work: from Pisano to Titian,  1983.

 

Courthion, Pierre.   Impressionism,  1972.

 

Craske, Matthew.  Art in Europe,  1700-1830: a history of the visual arts in an era of unprecedented urban economic growth, 1997.

 

Crespelle, Jean Paul.  Picasso and his women, 1969.

 

Frascina, Francis.  Modern art and modernism: a critical anthology, 1982.

 

Garb, Tamar. Sisters of the brush: women's artistic culture in late nineteenth-century Paris.  1994.

 

Gedo, Mary Mathew.  Picasso, art as autobiography, 1980.

 

Gilot, Francoise. Life with Picasso,  1964.

 

Gould, Cecil Hilton Monk.  Bernini in France: an episode in seventeenth century history,1982.

 

Hamilton, George Heard.  19^th and 20^th century art; painting, sculpture, architecture, 1970.

 

Harris, Nathaniel. A treasury of impressionism, 1979.

 

Hartt, Frederick. History of Italian Renaissance art: painting, sculpture, architecture, 1979.

 

Hayum, Andree. The Isenheim altarpiece: God's medicine and the painter's vision, 1989.

 

Held, Julius Samuel.  17^th and 18^th century art; baroque painting, sculpture, architecture, 1971.

 

Heller, Steven.  Graphic style: from Victorian to post-modern, 1994.

 

Hersey, George L.  High Renaissance art in St. Peter's and the Vatican; an interpretive guide, 1993.

 

Hubala, Erich. Baroque and Rococo art, 1976.

 

Huse, Norbert.  The art of Renaissance Venice: architecture, sculpture, and painting, 1460-1590, 1990.

 

Huyghe, Rene.  Larousse encyclopedia of Renaissance and Baroque art,  1981.

 

Kitson, Michael. The age of Baroque, 1966.

 

Klein, Robert. Form and meaning: essays on Renaissance and modern art, 1979.

 

Knowlton, John H.B.  A syllabus of later XVIII century art and XIX century painting, 1952.

 

Levey, Michael. High Renaissance, 1975.

 

Martindale, Andrew.  The rise of the artist in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance 1972.

 

Paatz, Walter, the arts of the Italian Renaissance: painting, sculpture, architecture, 1974.

 

Panofsky, Erwin.Studies in iconology; humanistic themes in the art of the Renaissance, 1972.

 

Petre, F. Loraine. Napoleon at war: selected writings of F. Loraine Petre / edited with a an introduction by Albert A. Nofi, 1984

 

Rosenblum, Robert. Transformations in late eighteenth century art, 1967.

 

Stiwell, Sacheverell,  Baroque and Rococo,  1967.

 

Snyder, James. Northern Renaissance art: painting, sculpture, the graphic arts from 1350 to 1575. 1985.

 

Tapie, Victor Lucien. The age of Grandeur; Baroque art and architecture, 1960

 

Van Schaack, Eric. Baroque art in Italy, 1964.

 

Verdon, Timothy. Christianity and the Renaissance: image and religious imagination in the Quattrocento, 1990.

 

Wackernagel, Martin.  The world of the Florentine Renaissance artist: projects and patrons, workshop and art market, 1981.

 

Welch, Evelyn S.  Art and society in Italy, 1350 – 1500, 1997.

 

Wundram, Manfred. Art of the Renaissance, 1972.