Course Description

Course CodeCourse NameCreditsHours
1410079 Appreciation of Western Art 2.0 2
Description The contents of this course are constructed as following :1.Prehistoric Art : including"The Art of Engraving ", "Carving designs on bone ","Carving designs on stone "..etc. 2.Previous Ancient Art: For instance, the painting engraving architecture of Siya, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Persia, India.etc 3.Art of Middle Ages: Art of Byzantine, Art of Rome. 4.Renaissance: including Painting, Engraving, architecture, fresco etc. 5.Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: Periods of Baroque. Rococo. 6.Modern Painting: for instance, Neoclassicism. Romanticism. Impressionism etc. 7.Contemporary Art: The painting of fauve, Cubism, Surrealism, symbolism, Abstract Art, Dada, Pop Art, Op Art, Neorealism, Futurism, Formalism…etc. The interpretation will include styles of different period, important artists, famous architectures, engraving handicrafts and so on. The Slides will be used as a teaching assistance to help students understand Western Art.