Description:

This course will acquaint students with the arts and ideas of Western cultures from the beginning of the Italian Renaissance to the present. The course will examine the aesthetic elements that mark the styles of major periods in two-dimensional, three-dimensional and architectural works. Particular attention will be paid to the relationship between artistic elements and their various cultural and historical contexts. 3 hrs./wk.

Supplies: Refer to the instructor's course syllabus for details about any supplies that may be required.

Prerequisites: NONE

Textbook(s): For information see - http://bookstore.jccc.net

Course Fees: NONE

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the historical development of art and architecture of selected Western civilizations from the Early Italian Renaissance to the present.
2. Identify and describe the artistic, cultural and historical importance of selected works of art within their cultures.
3. Recognize and describe the aesthetic elements which mark selected periods and artists.
4. Discuss how cultural values are communicated through works of art.
5. Recognize and describe the function and stylistic elements of selected works of art.
6. Define and demonstrate use of the terminology, classifications and methods used in the study of art history.
7. Explain the interdisciplinary role of art within the humanities and its relationship to current cultural issues.
8. Discover the implications of the course material for understanding oneself by creating personal connections with selected artifacts which liberate and stimulate the imagination.

Content Outline & Competencies:

I. Early Renaissance Art in Europe
   A. Review the Late Middle Ages to provide a background for the
emergence of the Renaissance.
   B. Describe the use of the International Style in manuscript
illumination, painting and sculpture.
   C. Flemish Art
      1. Identify the works of both the first and second generation panel
painters.
      2. Compare the new oil painting technique with the techniques of
fresco and tempera.
   D. Describe the differing ways in which Flemish art spreads to Spain,
Portugal, France and German.
   E. The Italian Renaissance in Florence
      1. Compare secular architecture including Renaissance palace facades
with religious architecture.
      2. Evaluate the impact of new subject matter, materials and
techniques in both sculpture and painting.
   F. Discern ways in which the Florentine style is adopted and/or
modified in the architecture, sculpture and painting of other fifteenth
century Italian cities.

III. Renaissance Art in Sixteenth-Century Europe
   A. Describe the effects of the Reformation on art in Europe in the
sixteenth century.
   B. Evaluate the changing status of artists.
   C. Italian Art
      1. Compare and contrast paintings and sculpture created in Florence
and Northern Italy with paintings and sculpture created in Rome.
      2. Identify the architecture in Rome and its environs including the
sixteenth century work on St. Peter’s Basilica.
      3. Describe the Venetian painting style and changes in technique of
painting.
      4. Compare and contrast the architecture in Venice and the Veneto
with that of Rome.
   D. Identify the characteristics of Italian Mannerism in painting,
sculpture and architecture.
   E. Identify important examples of painting,  architecture, and the
craft arts created in the French court.
   F. Compare and contrast Netherlandish painting with painting and prints
from Germany and the Holy Roman Empire.
   G. Discuss the role of court painters in England and Spain and compare
the architecture, sculpture and painting created by each.

IV. Baroque, Rococo and Early American Art
   A. Roman Baroque
      1. Evaluate the impact of the Counter-Reformation, the impact of new
scientific discoveries on the arts, and the new role of patrons.
      2. List and evaluate the important ways in which Baroque painting,
sculpture and architecture differs from that of the Renaissance.
      3. Identify and describe the role of illusionistic ceiling painting
in Roman Baroque art.
   B. French Baroque
      1. Describe palace architecture and its decoration.
      2. Compare and contrast the stylistic difference between the
sculpture and painting of France with that of Rome.
      3. Discuss the development of the French Academy.
   C. Demonstrate ways in which Spanish Baroque architecture and painting
mimics and differs from French and Roman Baroque styles.
   D. Flemish Baroque
      1. Identify the differences between the Poussinistes and the
Rubenistes by comparing French and Flemish Baroque styles.
      2. Discuss ways in which patronage impacts Flemish Baroque
painting.
   E. Dutch Baroque
      1. Evaluate the impact of the Reformation on the Dutch art market.
      2. Identify and describe the categories of paintings and prints
which emerged in the Netherlands during the sixteenth century.
   F. Compare and contrast English Baroque architecture with the
architecture created on the continent.
   G. Describe important examples of German and Austrian Baroque
architecture and sculpture.
   H. The Rococo Style
      1. Compare and contrast architecture and its decoration in Germany
and Austria with that created in France.
      2. Describe examples of Rococo decorative arts and how these
artifacts reflected social values of the era.
   I. Identify important examples of architecture and painting in Colonial
America before 1776.

IV. Neoclassicism and Romanticism in Europe and the United States
   A. Evaluate the significance of the French Revolution, the
Enlightenment and the concept of the Grand Tour on European society.
   B. Discuss Neoclassicism and Romanticism in English painting.
   C. Evaluate the role of Gothic revival architecture in England.
   D. French Neoclassicism and Romanticism
      1. Compare and contrast French Neoclassical painting with the
English giving special emphasis to the work of Jacques Louis David and his
students.
      2. Identify examples of French Romantic sculpture and painting and
evaluate the influence of Romantic literature on the visual arts.
   E. Identify and compare Neoclassical and Romantic architecture in
Germany and Spain.
   F. Neoclassicism and Romanticism in the United States
      1. Describe the influence of Neoclassicism on the so-called Federal
style of architecture in the U.S.
      2. Distinguish American Romantic painting from that of England and
France.

V. Realism to Impressionism in Europe and the United States
   A. Explain the influence of the age of Positivism and the Industrial
Revolution on the visual arts.
   B. Evaluate the impact of the France Academy on painting.
   C. Describe the advent of photography as an art form and identify the
photographic pioneers and their works.
   D. Naturalism and Realism
      1. Discuss the movements of Naturalism and Realism in France.
      2. Identify the ways in which Naturalism and Realism spread beyond
France.
   E. Art in the United States from 1850 to 1880
      1. Compare and contrast Neoclassical sculpture with Civil War
sculpture.
      2. Explain the importance of Civil War photography on painting and
vice versa.
   F. Discuss painting in England from 1840 to 1880 including the
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the arts and crafts movement.
   G. Impressionism
      1. Compare and contrast the stylistic differences between early
French Impressionism and later French Impressionism.
      2. Identify the characteristics and influence of Japonisme on
Impressionism.

VI. The Rise of Modernism in Europe and the United States
   A. Develop definition for “Modernism.”
   B. Post-Impressionism
      1. Describe ways in which Post-Impressionism both documents modern
life and alternatives to modern life.
      2. Differentiate between the Post-Impressionists who were interested
in examining form with those interested in expressionism.
      3. Identify the ways in which Auguste Rodin is considered the father
of modernist sculpture.
   C. Compare and contrast the Expressionist movements of Fauvism, Die
Brucke and Der Blaue Reiter.
   D. Cubism
      1. Explain the late nineteenth century origins of Cubism.
      2. Compare and contrast Analytic Cubism with Synthetic Cubism.
      3. Identify the various responses to Cubism including those in
France, Italian Futurism and Russian Suprematism.
   E. Architecture Before World War I
      1. Identify examples of American Beaux-Arts architecture to compare
with the early skyscrapers.
      2. Evaluate the impact of the early work of Frank Lloyd Wright and
the Prairie Style.
      3. Describe the characteristics of Art Nouveau architecture.
   F. European Art and Architecture Between the Wars
      1. Compare and contrast postwar classicism with Russian utilitarian
art forms and the De Stijl movement in the Netherlands.
      2. Describe the emergence and impact of the German Bauhaus followed
by the suppression of the avant-garde in Germany.
      3. Discuss the Dada movement both in Europe and America.
      4. Compare and contrast the various artists and sculpture of the
Surrealist movement and the impact of their work.
   G. American Art from 1900 to 1945
      1. Describe the European influences and the competing Realist styles
in pre-World War I America.
      2. Identify the American Scene painters and photographers.
      3. Compare and contrast the Regionists of the 1930s with the
resurgence of modernism before World War II.

VII. Art in the United States and Europe since World War II
   A. Identify the key figures and their work in postwar European art.
   B. Abstract Expressionism
      1. Describe the formative years and identify the precursors.
      2. Differentiate between Action Painting and Color Field Painting.
      3. Describe the role of women in Abstract Expressionism.
      4. Identify the ways in which the second generation of Abstract
Expressionism differs from the first.
   C. Alternative Developments following Abstract Expressionism
      1. Discuss the role of artists who return to the figure.
      2. Describe “Happenings” and discuss the impact of transitory
art.
      3. Distinguish ways in which Assemblage art differs from more
traditional sculpture.
      4. Discuss the development and key figures in the Pop Art movement.
      5. Compare and contrast the movements of Minimalism and
Conceptualism.
   D. From Modernism to Post-Modernism
      1. Identify key architectural buildings and ways in which they
differ from pre World War II architecture.
      2. Discuss ways in which Post-Conceptual Art differs from the
earlier movement.
      3. Determine the role of Earthworks in changing the venue for art
works.
      4. Discuss the development of Feminist Art and its impact.
   E. Post-Modernism
      1. Provide a definition for Post-Modernism.
      2. Identify the Neo-Expressionist artists and key examples of their
work.
      3. Discuss the resurgence of European Art and its impact.
      4. Describe ways in which Graffiti Art and Post-Conceptual Art are
similar and ways in which they differ.
      5. Art and Controversy
         a. Identify current trends and emerging artists.
         b. Provide a dialog about the role of the National Endowment for
the Arts, public art and public censorship.

Methods of Evaluation of Competencies:

Evaluation of student mastery of course competencies will be accomplished using the following methods:

 Tests (50-70% of grade): A minimum of three hour exams will be given.
 In addition, testing may include quizzes and a comprehensive final exam.

Writing Assignments (20-40% of grade): These may include response papers,
research assignments, or daily/weekly exercises.

Individual Assignments/Class Participation/Attendance (5-15% of
grade.

Caveats: NONE

Disabilities:

If you are a student with a disability, and if you will be requesting accommodations, it is your responsibility to contact Access Services. Access Services will recommend any appropriate accommodations to your professor and his/her director. The professor and director will identify for you which accommodations will be arranged.

JCCC provides a range of services to allow persons with disabilities to participate in educational programs and activities. If you desire support services, contact the office of Access Services for Students With Disabilities (913) 469-8500, ext. 3521 or TDD (913) 469-3885. The Access Services office is located in the Success Center on the second floor of the Student Center.