Welcome to ARTS 2 -- Valerie Colston -- Instructor

Course Topic and Schedule Calendar

Lesson One

Introduction to the Course

Overview of How to Look At and Write About Art

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Read pages 14-451

Read Chapter 12-

Read the Primer through Early Renaissance Art in Italy

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Lesson Two

High Renaissance Art in Italy, Mannerism, and Late Gothic and Northern Renaissance

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Read Chapter 13, 14, 15, and 16

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Quiz #1

Lesson Three

The Baroque in Italy, Spain, Flanders and Holland.

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Read Chapters 17-18

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Lesson Four

The Baroque in France and England and the Rococo

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Read Chapter 19 and 20

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Quiz #2

Lesson Five

Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism

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Read Chapters 21 and 22

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Lesson Six

Post Impressionism, Symbolism, and Art Nouveau. Painting in the 20th century.

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Read Chapters 23-24

2 page Museum Analysis Paper Due-No Later than end of this week.

(Visit a local museum and write a 2 page description, formal analysis, and interpretation of one work of art from that museum)

Lesson Seven

Twentieth Century Sculpture, Twentieth Century Architecture

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Read Chapter 25 and 26

Quiz #3

Lesson Eight

Twentieth Century Photography. Postmodernism.

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Read Chapters 27 and 28

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Quiz #4

Lesson Nine

Art History Research and Term Paper Techniques

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Final-6 page Term Paper. The 6 page term paper should contain 2 pages of biography of one artist who lived and worked during the period we are studying. Select 2 works of art from that artist and write 2 pages of description, formal analysis, and interpretation for each work of art. The paper should contain a bibliography with at least 6 sources. Use MLA citation guidelines.

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