AH 105 - Concepts of Art History

3 Credit(s)

This course surveys Western art from antiquity to the present. Although designed primarily for education majors, the course is open to all students. The major media (i.e., painting and prints, sculpture, architecture, and photography) will be addressed, allowing students to familiarize themselves with works from a broad spectrum of Western culture. Assignments include visits to local art collections so that students might acquaint themselves with some of the major museums in the greater-Philadelphia area.