ARTH 487
ARTH 487 Renaissance Art-Honors 3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I
Enrollment Limitation: Eligibility for admission to the Honors Program
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course is an introduction to the development of realism and illusionism in Western art from its roots in the Greco-Roman world to its flowering in the 15th and 16th Centuries in Europe. Mannerist, Baroque, and Rococo styles are also covered. Comparisons are also made with other traditions. The class is conducted as a seminar in which students give at least one oral presentation and write a minimum of 6,000 words, including at least two art historical analyses and one research paper.
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