NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMON COURSE OUTLINE

ART 1103: SURVEY OF ART HISTORY 2: Renaissance through Eighteen Century

(3 Credits)

I. Effective Date: Fall 2007

II. Catalog Description: A world view of major architecture, sculpture, painting, and crafts from the Italian Renaissance through the Age of Reason. Includes Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo,

Rembrandt, and Goya. Lectures, discussions, films, museum assignments.

3 credits SPRING MnTC Goals 2, 6 & 8

III. Recommended Skills: No prerequisites.

IV. Course Content: Art of:

A. Late Gothic( Painting, Sculpture, and the Graphic Arts)

B. The Early Renaissance in Italy

C. The High Renaissance in Italy

D. Mannerism and other Trends

E. The Renaissance in the North

F. The Baroque in Italy and Spain

G. The Baroque in Flanders and Holland

H. The Rococo

I. Neoclassicism

J. Romanticism

V. Outcomes: Through the study of a variety of works from the history of western and non- western art, the student must be able to:

A. Identify and describe the major movements, periods of art, and the stylistic characteristics

which differentiate them, and identify key examples of those styles. MnTC Goal 6 (A, C, E); Goal 8 (A,B)

B. Explain and describe the lives and work of individual artists, influences upon them, and their stylistic

development. Explain their work as expressions of human values within an historical, cultural, and

social context. MnTC Goal 2 (D); Goal 6 (A, B, C); Goal 8 (A,B,D)

C. Identify and describe the historical, religious, and social circumstances that shape the history of art.

MnTC Goal 2 (C); Goal 6 (B, C, E); Goal 8 (A, B)

D. Describe and explain the characteristics of various artistic mediums such as painting, sculpture, and architecture. Identify and describe the basic visual elements present in all works of art, and explain works of art in terms of these elements. Express informed personal responses to works of art in written papers and/or class discussions. MnTC Goal 2 (B); Goal 6 (A, E)

E. Discuss and explain the humanities as a field of study, and art as one of its major components.

MnTC Goal 2 (D); Goal 6 (A, B, C, E)

VI. Evaluation: Individual instructors may devise their own methods for assessing performance.

Methods of evaluation may include:

A. Essay and objective tests

B. Visual Identification

C. Written museum papers and reports

D. Discussion and group activities