Courses

• CAS AH 214: Modern Painting and Sculpture
  Survey of major developments in European and American painting and sculpture from Cézanne to present day artists. The political, social, religious, and psychological themes and allusions of modern art, as well as stylistic issues, are discussed. CFA students only.
• CAS AH 215: Arts of Africa
  Exploration of key themes in royal art and architecture from western central, eastern, and southern Africa. Topics include state cosmology, dynastic history, palace architecture, royal regalia and ceremonies, court women, and the importance of art in diplomacy and war.
• CAS AH 220: Islamic Art and Architecture
  Examines key monuments of Islamic art and architecture within their historical and cultural context, and emphasizes the diversity within the visual cultures of the Islamic world.
• CAS AH 222: Art and Architecture in Ancient America
  Introduction to the cities, monuments, and major art styles of the Aztec, the Maya, the Inca, and their predecessors in ancient Mesoamerica and the Andes from the first millennium BC to the sixteenth century.
• CAS AH 225: The Arts of Asia
  Surveys of the major artistic traditions of Asia. Important monuments are examined analytically in order to explain why certain forms and styles are characteristic of specific times and places, and how these monuments functioned in their cultural contexts.
• CAS AH 233: The Arts of Greece
  Greek architecture, painting, sculpture, and minor arts. Emphasis on developments in Athens and on the creation of the classical style in art and architecture.
• CAS AH 234: The Art of Rome
  Roman architecture, painting, sculpture, and minor arts. Emphasis on developments in Rome, Pompeii, and Central Italy and on the political and social role of Roman art and architecture.
• CAS AH 240: Medieval Art
  European art and architecture from the Fall of Rome through High Gothic. Covers media including sculpture, textiles, stained glass, and precious metalwork. Monuments treated are Rome's great churches, the Book of Kells, the Bayeux Tapestry, and Chartres and Rheims cathedrals.
• CAS AH 257: Renaissance Art
  Survey of the arts in the Renaissance in Italy from the communes of the early fifteenth century to the courts of the sixteenth century.
• CAS AH 284: Arts in America
  Survey of American painting, architecture, sculpture, prints, and photography from the early settlement in 1630 to the present.
• CAS AH 287: The Nineteenth Century
  Examines the major currents in nineteenth-century painting and sculpture, from David to Rodin, in the context of nationalism, revolution, colonial expansion, and technological growth. Emphasizes European developments: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Symbolism.
• CAS AH 295: History of Photography
  An introduction to the study of photographs. The history of the medium in Europe and America from its invention in 1839 to the present. After lectures on photographic theory and methodology, photographs are studied both as art objects and as historical artifacts.
• CAS AH 300: Frameworks for Interpretation: Historiography and Display
  An introduction to some of the key philosophical theories, particularly aesthetic theories, that inform the history of art. Taught at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London.
• CAS AH 308: From Caesar to Corbusier: The History of Switzerland Through Its Art and Architecture
  Development of the Swiss confederation, from the Roman period to the early twentieth century, through its arts and architecture. Major events in Swiss history and how they have shaped the environment of the country and its artistic heritage.
• CAS AH 314: After Genghis Khan: Art and Architecture in Central Asia and Iran
  Examines the art and architecture in Iran and Central Asia of the Ilkhanids and Timurids (thirteenth-sixteenth centuries), two of the most innovative and dynamic artistic traditions of the Islamic world, and heirs to the traditions of Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire.
• CAS AH 316: African Diaspora Arts in the Americas
  Study of the transmission of African artistry in the Caribbean, South America, and the United States from the period of slavery to the present. Topics include Kongo and Yoruba arts and their influence on the arts of Santería, Vodun, and carnival. Also offered as CAS AA 316.
• CAS AH 320: Modern British Art and Design
  Provides a broad introduction to visual arts and design in modern Britain. Through lectures and visits to museums, galleries, and dealers, examines the recent history of art and design, the London art market, and the British art establishment.
• CAS AH 322: Ancient Aztec and Inca Civilizations
  The conquests, trade, society, history, religion, art, and architecture of the Aztec and Inca Empires in Mexico and Peru, as revealed archaeologically and in the accounts of their Spanish conquerors. Also offered as CAS AR 322.
• CAS AH 326: Arts of Japan
  The arts of Japan, from prehistory through the twentieth century. Painting, calligraphy, sculpture, and architecture (including landscape architecture) are emphasized, but attention is also paid to woodblock prints, ceramics, lacquer, and metalwork.
• CAS AH 327: Arts of China
  Introduction to the major tradition of Chinese art, from the Neolithic period to the present. Topics include bronzes, tomb sculpture, painting,calligraphy, ceramics, and gardens.

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