ARH 210 ART HISTORY I: GODS AND EMPERORS
This course introduces the student to the history of world art and architecture from the Neolithic Period through the Late Roman Period. This will include the study of materials and production, as well as an introduction to the often specialized vocabulary related to ancient art. In addition, issues such as gender, identity, power and the reception of the art (both ancient and modern), provenance, conservation and museum ethics, among other topics, will be addressed. Students will learn to think and speak critically about visual and textual material from the Assyrian palace to the Roman temple. No prerequisite.