Art 191-3118
History of Art 15th through 20th Centuries
Spring 2010

Instructor: Bonnie Holt
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Office Art-4, T Th 9 - 9:30 a.m. and 11:10 - 11:40 a.m., and by appointment.

Phone during office hours listed above: (510) 235-7800 ext. 4581 Do not leave a voicemail message on this extension.

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Email: bholt@contracosta.edu

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Text: Marilyn Stokstad, Art History, Volume II
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paperback; 672 pages

Note: Used copies of the previous edition are available on-line at Amazon.com, or Textbooks.com

Required Materials: Four SCANTRONS (FORM NO.882-ES) and a #2 pencil.

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Course Description:

This course is a survey of the history of Western Art from the Renaissance to the present, including painting, sculpture and architecture. The art will be viewed in its historical context and discussed with reference to the religious beliefs and ideologies of the cultures which produced it. Not repeatable.

Transfers for Art Major and for Humanities and Arts requirements to UC and CSU systems.

Lecture Topics: ( The class lecture schedule, assigned reading, quizzes, and assignments all appear on the class calendar on the class WebCT site.) Reading assignments should be completed according to assigned calendar dates. The date of lecture topics may vary according to the length of time required to deal with class discussion. Please check this site weekly and print out the lecture handout for the topic and bring it to class.

1 The Proto-Renaissance and the Early Renaissance in Europe
2 Renaissance Art in Sixteenth Century Europe
3 Renaissance Art in Sixteenth Century Northern Europe
4 Baroque Art in Italy and France
5 Baroque Art in Spain , the Spanish Colonies in the Americas , and in the Southern Netherlands ( Flanders )
6 Baroque Art in the Dutch Republic , and North America
7 Eighteenth Century Art in Europe and North America —Rococo and Neoclassicism
8 Nineteenth-Century Art in Europe and the United States —Romanticism
9 Nineteenth-Century Art in Europe and the United States—Early Photography and Realism
10 Nineteenth-Century Art in Europe and the United States—Impressionism and Postimpressionism
11 The Rise of Modernism in Europe
12 The Avant-Garde before and after 1945
13 Chinese Art after 1280
14 Japanese Art after 1392
15 Art of the Americas after 1300
16 African Art

Grading Policy:*

Student Choice:
A. Grade:
100%-90%= A
89%-80%=B
79%-70%=C
69%-60%=D
Below 60%=F

*** Must be taken for a letter grade to receive transfer credit required for major.

B. Pass/No Pass
Credit: 70% and above

No Pass
Below 70%

Grades will be determined by:

4 Midterms* @ 20 % each = 80%
Required Researcg Paper Assignment 20%

* Midterms are graded on a curve based on the highest grade earned on the particular test. Midterms must be taken with the class on the scheduled date.

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Last updated February 5, 2010