Art History (ARTH)
The visual arts from Paleolithic times to the Renaissance.
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The visual arts from the Renaissance to the present.
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Art and culture of India, China, and Japan from prehistory to the present.
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A survey of ancient architecture, painting, and sculpture 2000-160 B.C.
An examination of the development of architecture, painting, and sculpture until the end of the Roman Empire.
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A survey of architecture, painting, and sculpture in Europe during the Middle Ages.
The origins and development of Renaissance painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries.
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The arts of Northern Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries with particular emphasis on the developments in the Low Countries, Germany, and France.
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The art and architecture of Italy and Spain in the 17th century.
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The art and architecture of Holland, Flanders, France, England, Germany, and Austria in the 17th century.
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A survey of eighteenth-century European painting and sculpture, following the lives and works of major artists, changes in style and taste against the backdrop of a broader cultural and historical context.
A survey of nineteenth-century European painting and sculpture, following the lives and works of major artists, changes in style and taste against the backdrop of a broader cultural and historical context.
Considers anatomical instruction in artistic training; anatomy and ideas of beauty and morality; role of art in dissemination of anatomical/medical information; why artistic representations of medicine and anatomy feature in popular culture; role of art in medical training; how art has imagined anato-medical improbabilities that are now reality.
A survey of architecture, painting, and sculpture in the 20th century.
Architecture from the turn of the century until the present.
A survey of the history of art in America from colonial times to 1860.
A survey of art in America from 1860 to the present.
Recent trends in painting and sculpture.
A survey of the visual arts of India, China, and Japan from prehistory to the present.
Sculpture, painting, architecture of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Art criticism from antiquity to the present.
Survey of the international cinema from its inception until 1945.
Survey of the international cinema from 1945 to the present.
Topic varies by title.
CL: 2020.
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Research
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Research
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Research
A seminar for art history majors and graduate students in the history and various methodologies of the discipline.
Supervised experience in the field of art history, including museums, galleries, art dealers and auction houses. Requires a university internship contract and is subject to approval by advisor. May be repeated.
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Seminar in the art and civilization of the pre-Roman Etruscan peoples of Italy. Slide lectures, discussion sessions, and some examination of archaeological field methods and pottery classification.
Topic varies by title.
Topic varies by title.
An analysis of the paintings and painters of importance during the period of the Renaissance in Europe.
A survey of the major developments in the art of sculpture associated with the European Renaissance.
European architecture and architectural theory during the 15th and 16th centuries.
The artistic development of Florence from the age of Giotto to that of Michelangelo as seen in the context of social and cultural developments.
Topic varies by title.
A detailed examination of 20th century painting.
The development of sculpture in the 19th and 20th centuries with special attention to contemporary tendencies.
Topic varies by title.
Important aspects of American painting with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries.
A consideration of the evolution of architecture in America including aspects of town and city planning.
A survey of our material culture concentrating upon the evolution of styles.
Topic varies by title.
Topics in modern Chinese art selected for specialized study. May be repeated as content varies by title.
Topics in Asian art selected for specialized study. May be repeated as content varies by title.
Topic varies by title.
A critical examination of the development of the discipline of art history and an analysis of its major trends and theoretical positions.
Technical, aesthetical, and historical study of the development of printmaking.
The history and theory of museums and an introduction to museum practices in the setting of a multi-disciplinary institution. Practical experience provided through the various units of the University Museums.
Museum practices emphasizing the conservation, installation, and interpretation of the object in the context of an art museum. Practical experience provided through the Columbia Museum of Art.
History, theory, practices, ethics, and procedures of modern art conservation. Practical experience provided through the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Intensive study of a specific topic in film and media history. May be repeated as content varies by title.
Independent study for advanced undergraduate majors and graduate students in art history. Approved independent study contract required for enrollment. May be repeated, but no more than 12 credits of Independent Study may be applied to the degree.