ARTH C1200 - Surv Art Renscn to Cont

    Recent Professors
    Lei Chi
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    48 students
    Difficulty
    6.2Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course is an illustrated survey of Western Art History from the Renaissance through the present. Course content emphasizes painting, sculpture, and architecture from the most important centers of culture, and how art reflects historical, social, political, and religious attitudes of the time. Presentation of the material is through lecture with projected images. Comparative analysis of styles and artists with critical evaluation of aesthetics will be included. Topics include Early to High Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Abstract Expressionism and Post-Modernism. Field trips may be required. (C-ID ARTH 120)