1 Chapter 1 Overview
2 Key Learning Items
4 A Beginner’s Guide to the History of Western Culture
Primary Navigation
10 Chapter 2 Overview
17 Çatal Höyük
18 Stonehenge
20 Chapter 3 Overview
22 Ancient Near East
23 Sumerian Art
24 The Invention of Writing
27 Art of Akkad and Ur
34 Art of the Persian Empire
36 Chapter 4 Overview
37 Key Learning Items
38 Ancient Egypt
39 Egyptian Art
40 Materials & Techniques
43 Pyramid of Khufu
44 Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx
45 Pyramid of Menkaure
53 Aegean Prehistoric Archaeology
64 Parthenon’s East Pediment
70 Key Learning Items
75 Nike of Samothrace
78 Alexander Mosaic
83 ** Petra: Urban Metropolis
85 Chapter 7 Overview
87 Etruscan Art
92 Chapter 8 Overview
99 Augustus of Primaporta
106 Chapter 9 Overview
120 Chapter 10 Overview
122 Introduction to Early Christianity
123 Early Christian Art
125 Santa Maria Antiqua Sarcophagus
127 Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
132 Chapter 11 Overview
134 Early Medieval Art
135 Fibulae
137 Medieval Manuscripts
138 The Bestiary
145 Key Learning Items
147 Iconoclasm
156 Mosque Architecture
158 Dome of the Rock
162 The Alhambra
163 Ilkhanid Mihrab
What do Persian carpets have to do with Turkish tiles? Quite a bit, as it turns
167 Chapter 14 Overview
169 Introduction to Romanesque Art
170 Pilgrimage Routes
173 Saint Trophime
174 Last Judgment Tympanum
181 Chapter 15 Overview
182 Key Learning Items
185 Gothic Architecture
186 Southwell Minister
188 Blanche of Castile
190 Welcome to Art History I
191 Your First Steps
195 Discussion Grading Guideles
197 Less Successful Discussion Post
198 Footnotes_Proper Citation
199 Successful Writing Samples
200 Less Successful Writing Sample
201 Module 1 Overview Prehistoric Art
202 Module 1 Cave Art Mini-Lecture_Cave Paintings
203 Module 1 Cave Art Mini-Lecture_Venus of Willendorf
204 Module 1 Cave Art Class Discussion 2 Venus of Willendorf
205 Module 1 Youtube Videos_Origins of Art
207 Module 2 Overview Egyptian and Mesopotamian Art
208 Module 2 Egypt and Mesopotamia Mini Lecture Art of the Ancient Near East ( M
210 Module 2 Egypt and Mesopotamia Class Discussion 1 Images of An afterlife
212 Sigmund Freud’s Collection of Artifacts
221 Greek Sculpture Images
Chapter 135
227 Chapter 3 Key Works Aegean Art Links
228 Chapter 3 Key Works Greek Art_Lumen Learning_Khan Academy
231 Module 4 Roman Art and Architecture Class Discussion 2 Summary
233 Module 5 Early Medieval Art Class Discussion 1 Icons and Iconoclasm in the B
238 Module 7 Overview
239 Module 7 Discussion Cathedrals in the Middle Ages
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1 Chapter 1 Overview
1 Chapter 1 Overview
What You’ll Learn To Do: Navigate the history and language of art.
Chapter 1 will serve as an introduction to the History of Art. We will cover some important art historical concepts and terms. It is imperative to understand the “language” of Art History in order to evaluate works of art.
Learning Activities
The learning activities for this module include:
- Review: Key Learning Items
Understanding Art
- Read: Common Questions about Dates
- Read: A Beginner’s Guide to the History of Western Culture
- Watch: Why Look at Art? (1:55)
- Watch: The Skill of Describing (3:42)
- Read: Patronage and the Status of the Artist
- Watch: Glossary of Art Terms (4:04)
Extra Review
- Review: External Resource
Assignments
- Submit: Module 1 Quiz (5 points)