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Module 1 - Introduction to Art History & How to Look at Art

1.1 Introduction to the Elements and Principles of Art
1.2.1 How to Analyze Art Using Formal Analysis
1.2.2 Reexamining Art Discussion
1.3 The Role of Symbolism and Meaning in Art

Module 2 - Prehistoric to Medieval Art

2.1.1 Exploring Cave Paintings and Early Human Expression
2.1.2 Cave Painting Project
2.2.1 Egypt: The Art of Immorality
2.2.2 Ancient Egyptian Architecture
2.2.3 Decoding Hieroglyphics
2.3.1 Introduction to Ancient Greek Art
2.3.2 Periods of Greek Art
2.3.3 Greek Architectural Orders
2.4.1 Introduction to Ancient Roman Art
2.4.2 Ancient Roman Architecture
2.4.3 Ancient Roman Mosaics & Sculpture
2.5.1 Art in the Medieval Period
2.5.2 Byzantine Art
2.5.3 Romanesque vs. Gothic Architecture

Module 2 Final Knowledge Check

Module 3 - The Rebirth of Art: Renaissance to Baroque

3.1.1 Introduction to the Renaissance
3.1.2 How to Recognize Italian Renaissance Art
3.1.3 Italian Renaissance Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
3.1.4 Italian Renaissance Artist: Michelangelo
3.1.5 Comparing Italian and Northern Renaissance
3.1.6 Northern Renaissance Artist: Jan van Eyck
3.1.7 Northern Renaissance Art: Albrecht Durer & Printmaking
3.2.1 Introduction to Baroque Art
3.2.2 Baroque Artist: Caravaggio
3.2.3 Baroque Artist: Bernini
3.3.1 Introduction to Rococo Art
3.3.2 Rococo Artist: Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Module 3 Final Knowledge Check

Module 4 - The Nineteenth Century - Birth of the 'Isms'

4.1.1 Revolution and Reality - Neoclassicism
4.1.2 Revolution and Reality - Romanticism
4.1.3 Revolution and Reality - Realism
4.1.4 Comparing Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Realism
4.2.1 Introduction to Impressionism [in use]
4.2.2 Impressionist Artist: Claude Monet
4.2.3 Impressionist Artist: Edgar Degas [in use]
4.3.1 Introduction to Post-Impressionism
4.3.2 Post-Impressionist Artist: Vincent van Gogh [in use]
4.3.3 Post-Impressionist Artist: Paul Cézanne
4.3.4 Post-Impressionist Artist: Georges Seurat
4.4.1 Early Expressionism: Edvard Munch

Module 4 Final Knowledge Check

Module 5 - 20th-Century Modern Art

5.1.1 Introduction to Fauvism
5.1.2 Fauvist Artist: Henri Matisse
5.2.1 Introduction to Cubism
5.2.2 Cubist Artist: Pablo Picasso
5.3.1 Futurism, Constructivism, and Precisionism
5.4.1 Expressionism: Kandinsky
5.5.1 Dada and Surrealism
5.6.1 American Art: Social Realism
5.6.2 American Art: Abstract Expressionism

Module 5 Final Knowledge Check

Module 6 - The Twentieth Century and Beyond – Contemporary Art

6.1.1 Pop Art and Mass Media in Art
6.1.2 Pop Artist: Warhol and Lichtenstein
6.2.1 Minimalism
6.3.1 Conceptual Art
6.4.1 Photography: Documenting Society
6.5.1 Photorealism: Chuck Close
6.6.1 Street and Graffiti Art: Keith Haring
6.7.1 Art and Activism Poster

Module 6 Final Knowledge Check

Module 7 - Art Movements: Review & Reflection

7.1.1 Review Major Art Movements
7.2.1 Discussion: Exploring Your Favorite Movement

Course Evaluation