Introduction to the content and principles of the visual arts. Approach varies with instructor. Read More »

2 Sections Currently Scheduled

001 Introduction to Visual Arts — Lisa Passaglia Bauman — 09:00 AM to 10:15 AM MW — Robinson B113  -  Section Syllabus
003 Introduction to Visual Arts — Lisa Passaglia Bauman — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM MW — Art & Design Building 2003  -  Section Syllabus

Themes and imagery in art from early Greece to the modern era. Read More »

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001 Stories and Symbols in Western Art — Christopher A. Gregg — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM MW — Art & Design Building 2003  -  Section Syllabus
002 Stories and Symbols in Western Art — Christopher A. Gregg — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR — Robinson B113  -  Section Syllabus

Introduces study, principle, and understanding of art of architecture. Approach varies with instructor; may be historical, geographical, technical, or thematic. Read More »

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Section 001 — Lisa Passaglia Bauman — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR — Art & Design Building 2026  -  Section Syllabus

Major periods, monuments, and themes of Western art and architecture. Introduces Washington, D.C., museum collections and a historical framework for further study in art history. Covers prehistory, the ancient world, and the Middle Ages. Read More »

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Section 001 — Lawrence E. Butler — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW — Robinson B113  -  Section Syllabus

Major periods, monuments, and themes of Western art and architecture. Introduces Washington, D.C., museum collections and a historical framework for further study in art history. Covers the art of the Renaissance, the baroque period, and modern Europe and the Americas. Read More »

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001 Survey of Western Art II — Katherine Roeder — 09:00 AM to 10:15 AM TR — Robinson B113  -  Section Syllabus
002 Survey of Western Art II — Nicole De Armendi — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR — Robinson B113  -  Section Syllabus

Introduces the arts of South, Southeast, and east Asia. Examines aspects of the culture and history of Asia. Discusses monuments and artifacts in a variety of media and their relation to social and historical contexts. Read More »

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Section 001 — Xiaoqing Zhu — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW — Art & Design Building 2003  -  Section Syllabus

Studies traditions of art and architecture within a single selected country or historical region. Read More »

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002 Russian and Ukrainian Art — Svitlana Shiells — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR — Planetary Hall (formerly Science & Tech I) 212  -  Section Syllabus

Explores problems in urban design in a particular geographical region or historical period. Approach varies with instructor and may involve archaeological or theoretical approaches appropriate to the specific context. Read More »

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001 Architecture and Urbanism in the Roman Empire — Christopher A. Gregg — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM MW — Art & Design Building 2026  -  Section Syllabus

Arts of the Hellenistic age within the context of history and culture of the period. Explores the powerful dynasties ruling wealthy empires; achievements in learning and literature housed in the Great Library at Alexandria; baroque sculpture adorning the Altar of Zeus at Pergamon; and Roman collectors of Greek art and antiques. Read More »

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001 Alexander to Cleopatra — Carol C. Mattusch — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR — Robinson B113  -  Section Syllabus

Explores aspects of the art, architecture, and archeology of medieval England. Special emphasis may be placed on Cultural contexts and literary sources. Read More »

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Section 001 — Lawrence E. Butler — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW — Art & Design Building 2026  -  Section Syllabus

Studies in architecture, sculpture, and painting in the age of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian. Â Read More »

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001 High Renaissance Art:1480-1570 — Lisa Passaglia Bauman — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM MW — Robinson B113  -  Section Syllabus

Developments in visual culture and the changing status of art practitioners throughout these periods. Focus is either chronological (Colonial Period, Gilded Age) or thematic (19th-century genre scenes, the American landscape and national identity). Read More »

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001 Tracing Conflict in American Art and Visual Culture — Katherine Roeder — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW — Art & Design Building 2026  -  Section Syllabus

Explores visual art production since 1980, drawing on regional resources. Examines social, institutional, and political issues in recent art and its markets. Read More »

2 Sections Currently Scheduled

Section 001 — Nicole De Armendi — 09:00 AM to 10:15 AM TR — Planetary Hall (formerly Science & Tech I) 212  -  Section Syllabus
Section 002 — Nicole De Armendi — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR — Planetary Hall (formerly Science & Tech I) 212  -  Section Syllabus

Explores the complex and dynamic history of China by examining ways in which social, religious, and political shifts have given rise to new and variant forms of material culture. Read More »

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Section 001 — Carmelita Hinton — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T — East Building 122

Topics vary. Read More »

2 Sections Currently Scheduled

001 Comic Art and Caricature — Katherine Roeder — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR — Robinson B113  -  Section Syllabus
003 Visualizing Irish Nationalism — Laura McCloskey Wolfe — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM M — Innovation Hall 132  -  Section Syllabus

Studies a particular area of ancient art of the Mediterranean, Near East, or Middle East. Topics may be art form or medium, geographical area, theme, function, or context. Read More »

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001 Visualizing the Pax Augusta: Art in the Age of the Emperor Augustus — Christopher A. Gregg — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T — Research Hall 201  -  Section Syllabus

Studies a particular area of American art, focusing on a form, such as landscape or genre painting; theme, such as nationalism, regionalism, or iconography of the family; or movement, such as American modernism. Read More »

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001 Monuments and Memorializing in U.S. Art from 1870 to the Present — Ellen Wiley Todd — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T — Research Hall 202  -  Section Syllabus

Study of a topic in contemporary art in a research seminar setting. Focus on particular theme, region, artist, or medium, or take a comparative approach. Read More »

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002 Redefining Sculpture — Nicole De Armendi — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W — Research Hall 201  -  Section Syllabus

Studies traditions of art and architecture within a single selected country or historical region. Read More »

1 Section Currently Scheduled

002 Russian and Ukrainian Art — Svitlana Shiells — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR — Planetary Hall (formerly Science & Tech I) 212  -  Section Syllabus

Explores problems in urban design in a particular geographical region or historical period. Approach varies with instructor and may involve archaeological or theoretical approaches appropriate to the specific context. Read More »

1 Section Currently Scheduled

001 Architecture and Urbanism in the Roman Empire — Christopher A. Gregg — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM MW — Art & Design Building 2026  -  Section Syllabus

Aspects of art and architecture in medieval Europe, from the fall of the Roman Empire through the Gothic period.

Introduction to the art and architecture of the 18th and 19th centuries. Topics focus on specific art forms, media, geographic regions, or the thematic categories.

Developments in visual culture and the changing status of art practitioners throughout these periods. Focus is either chronological (Colonial Period, Gilded Age) or thematic (19th-century genre scenes, the American landscape and national identity). Read More »

1 Section Currently Scheduled

001 Tracing Conflict in American Art and Visual Culture — Katherine Roeder — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW — Art & Design Building 2026  -  Section Syllabus

Developments in 20th-century American visual culture across all media.

Topics vary. Read More »

2 Sections Currently Scheduled

001 Comic Art and Caricature — Katherine Roeder — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR — Robinson B113  -  Section Syllabus
003 Visualizing Irish Nationalism — Laura McCloskey Wolfe — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM M — Innovation Hall 132  -  Section Syllabus

Studies a particular area of ancient art of the Mediterranean, Near East, or Middle East. Topics may be art form or medium, geographical area, theme, function, or context. Read More »

1 Section Currently Scheduled

001 Visualizing the Pax Augusta: Art in the Age of the Emperor Augustus — Christopher A. Gregg — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T — Research Hall 201  -  Section Syllabus

Studies a single topic in medieval or Islamic art. May focus on a particular period, region, or medium, or may explore cultural interconnections within medieval Eurasian world.

Studies a particular aspect of Renaissance or baroque art. Topics may be monographic, thematic, or concentrated on the art of a smaller time period or a particular area.

Study of a particular topic in 20th century European art. Course may focus on a specific period, region, movement, medium, or theoretical issue, or explore cultural connections and transfer between regions.

Study of a particular topic in 20th-century Latin American art. Course may focus on a specific period, region, movement, medium, or theoretical issue, or explore cultural connections and transfer between regions.

Study of a topic in contemporary art in a research seminar setting. Focus on particular theme, region, artist, or medium, or take a comparative approach. Read More »

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002 Redefining Sculpture — Nicole De Armendi — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W — Research Hall 201  -  Section Syllabus

Seminar-style discussions on a specific topic in Asian art. May focus on the art of a particular period, movement, reign, or region, as well as theoretical issues or works in a particular medium.

Seminar-style discussion on specific subjects in art history.

This writing-intensive course is designed to equip students with the skills required for professional scholarship in the history of decorative arts. Students will examine a variety of theories and methods for analyzing objects through assigned readings, class discussions, and short writing assignments. Read More »

2 Sections Currently Scheduled

Section 001 — Angela George — 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM T — Off-Campus Location OCL
Section 002 — Angela George — 05:00 PM to 08:00 PM F — Off-Campus Location OCL

Examines history, theory, practice, ethics, and current problems of collecting and displaying art and artifacts to the public. Emphasizes issues central to museums in Washington, D.C., or museums in other locations. Read More »

1 Section Currently Scheduled

Section 001 — Carol C. Mattusch — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R — Robinson B333  -  Section Syllabus

Topics vary. Read More »

3 Sections Currently Scheduled

001 Augustine — Christopher A. Gregg — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T — Research Hall 201  -  Section Syllabus
002 US Monuments — Ellen Wiley Todd — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T — Research Hall 202  -  Section Syllabus
004 Redefining Sculpture — Nicole De Armendi — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W — Research Hall 201  -  Section Syllabus

Offers graduate-level survey in academic art history led by an instructor of record, with input from full Art History faculty. Participants review the current field through lectures, focused readings and group discussions with relevant faculty member. Participants may read in more depth in areas of special interest. Provides preparation for MA exams and professional preparation for teaching. Read More »

1 Section Currently Scheduled

Section 001 — Lawrence E. Butler — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M — Research Hall 201  -  Section Syllabus

Survey of a single decorative art including media and methods of production. Covers connoisseurship issues such as identifying materials and techniques, fakes, forgeries, repairs, reproductions. Read More »

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001 Textile Analysis — Cecilia Anderson — 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM R — Off-Campus Location OCL

Introduction to traditions that have contributed to the field of material culture study. Examines a broad range of the material world from the past to the present. Surveys the field’s historical roots and examines approaches to material culture scholarship. Read More »

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Section 001 — Jeffrey Hardwick — 06:15 PM to 08:15 PM R — Off-Campus Location OCL
003 Everyday Art and Objects — Jennifer van Horn — 02:30 PM to 05:30 PM MTWRF — Off-Campus Location OCL

Examines one or more European decorative arts from periods from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. Arts may include tapestries, pottery and ceramics, silver, furnishing, jewelry and metalwork, glass as well as distinctive stylistic periods. Read More »

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001 History of Jewelry — Stefanie Walker — 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM M — Off-Campus Location OCL
002 Decorative Arts Dining — Jennifer Goldsborough — 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM W — Off-Campus Location OCL

Examines specific key media, moments, or locations in the global decorative arts beyond the Western tradition. Read More »

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001 Patterns of Collecting: China — Cynthia Williams — 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM MWR — Off-Campus Location OCL

Explores the role of museums, through presentations by key museum personnel and discussion of required readings. Administrators, curators, conservators, educators, editors, among others, work with students to expand their knowledge of how museums function. Read More »

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001 Exhibition Planning — 04:15 PM to 06:15 PM R — Off-Campus Location OCL

Examination of key moments in design history. Through focus on the chosen topic, discusses the nature of design. Covers history of interiors, furniture and architecture, and theories of design and design composition. Read More »

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Research seminar on aspects of art history. Topics vary, but course entails extensive critical readings and discussion, development of bibliographies, and advanced-level research papers. Read More »

1 Section Currently Scheduled

002 Gandhara — Robert D. DeCaroli — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W — Robinson B333  -  Section Syllabus

Topics vary. Read More »

3 Sections Currently Scheduled

001 Augustine — Christopher A. Gregg — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T — Research Hall 201  -  Section Syllabus
002 US Monuments — Ellen Wiley Todd — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T — Research Hall 202  -  Section Syllabus
004 Redefining Sculpture — Nicole De Armendi — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W — Research Hall 201  -  Section Syllabus

Research seminar on aspects of art history. Topics vary, but course entails extensive critical readings and discussion, development of bibliographies, and advanced-level research papers. Read More »

1 Section Currently Scheduled

002 Gandhara — Robert D. DeCaroli — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W — Robinson B333  -  Section Syllabus