ARTH 201: History of Western Art II

ARTH 201-B01: History of Western Art II
(Summer 2025)

Online

Section Information for Summer 2025

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of art history through a survey of topics in Western art from the 14th century to the 20th century. Students will become familiar with the vocabulary of art history and learn to identify major characteristics of the art of different periods. We will examine selected works of art, paying special attention to the social, cultural, political, religious, and economic contexts in which they were created and received. We will also consider major themes such as patronage and the art market, the 
deployment of visual images to articulate social and gender relations, the role and agency of artists in society, and the changing functions of art objects through the centuries. Lectures, examinations, and writing assignments are designed to help students develop the skills of visual analysis and critical thinking.

ARTH 201 B01 is an online asynchronous section.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

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. Notes: Designed as a two-course sequence, but each part may be taken independently without prerequisite. Offered by History & Art History. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Arts
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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