Course Outline for Art History 5, Page 2

Chabot College

Fall 2007

Chabot College Fall 2007

Course Outline for Art History 5

ART HISTORY – RENAISSANCE TO MODERN

Catalog Description:

5 – Art History – Renaissance to Modern 3 units

History of Western art from Early Renaissance through High Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and 20th Century developments of American art. (Formerly ART 5; may not receive credit if ART 5 has been completed.) 3 hours.

[Typical contact hours: 52.5]

Prerequisite Skills:

None

Expected Outcomes for Students:

Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:

1. identify works of art by their technical process;

2. interpret the various ways in which works of art have been used as vehicles of expression;

3. explain the significant art achievements from the Renaissance through Modern Europe as well as of 20th century developments of American art;

4. explain artistic achievements in relation to later developments and to the present.

Course Content:

1. Early Renaissance

2. High Renaissance

3. Northern Renaissance

4. Baroque

5. Rococo

6. Neoclassicism

7. Romanticism

8. Realism

9. Impressionism

10. Post-Impressionism

11. Expressionism

12. Cubism

13. Dada

14. Surrealism

15. Abstract Expressionism

Methods of Presentation:

1. Slide-accompanied lecture

2. Videos

3. A museum/gallery/site-specific visit with an appropriate exhibition

Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

1. Typical Assignments

a. Visit the Legion of Honor Museum and write a four-page essay in which you identify what art historical period a chosen work of art belongs to and why.

b. Define the following terms and cite specific works of art in which they can be found:

Linear Perspective Humanism Illusionism

Etching / Engraving Chiaroscuro Tenebrism

Propaganda Classicism Painterly

Tasche Japonism Action painting

2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

a. Exams requiring slide identification, short and long essay answers

b. Papers

c. Final exam

Textbook(s) Typical:

Art History, Marilyn Stokstad, Prentice Hall, 2005.

Special Student Materials:

None

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