Art History
ARTH 106 Introduction to Art History from Ancient Greece to the Roman Republic (2)
This class is part of a group of courses intended to introduce the major monuments and themes of ancient and medieval art, architecture, and visual culture. Chronologically, it explores the production of architecture and artworks in diverse media from 1200 to the end of the first century BCE. Subject areas covered include ancient Greece and Etruria, as well as Roman Republic. This course also seeks to introduce students to the basic art historical methods of visual and comparative analysis, with a focus on the production, function, reception, and power of visual images from historical periods before the modern conception of fine art.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Arts & Humanities; World Engagement: CV
- Offering: Annually
- Professor: Nicgorski