RENAISSANCE TO PRESENT (Chronological Syllabus)
 Corresponds to Volume 2 of Stokstad’s Art History
 This plan is for a class that meets twice a week for 75 mins per class for a 14
week semester
 ***Remember to factor in college holidays!
 See Chronological Survey Resources for lesson plans, & readings for each
week, which you can add to the syllabus per your requirements.
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You will be held responsible for all the assigned readings, course lectures, and images
shown in class. Readings are due on the date under which they are listed. The images
will be available in your textbook and/or on Blackboard. If you miss a lecture, you are
responsible for obtaining notes from another student. You should check Blackboard
frequently for updates on the course. Always alert me as soon as possible if you have
technical issues preventing you from accessing Blackboard, so that we can work to
solve the problem in a timely manner.
 Preparation before start of course: Buy textbook and read “Introduction.” Look
at “Why Look At Art” video on Smarthistory.org.
 Useful for course background: Smarthistory’s Glossary.
 Course Span: Renaissance (c. 1300 AD) – Present (21st century).
Week 1
I. Focus: Read through course syllabus together & Introduction: What is art history?
What is close looking? Read for homework: “Introduction to Formal Analysis and
Key Terms” in Anne D’Alleva, Look! The Fundamentals of Art History. New York:
Prentice Hall, Inc. 2004.
II. Focus: Chapter 17 – Fourteenth-Century, the Italian Renaissance begins
Week 2
I. Focus: Chapter 19 – Fifteenth-Century Italian Renaissance, Florence & Influence.
II. Focus: Chapter 18 – Fifteenth-Century Northern Renaissance & the Royal Scene
Week 3
I. Focus: Chapter 20 – Sixteenth-Century Italy, High Renaissance & Cult of Genius
II. Focus: Chapter 21 – Sixteenth-Century – Art of the Reformation & CounterReformation (Mannerism)
Week 4
I. Focus: Chapter 22 – Seventeenth-Century Art: Europe Goes Baroque
*Special Topic – Visit from the College Writing Center
II. Focus: Chapter 29 – Eighteenth-Century Art in Continental Europe, Rococo to
Revolution (Neoclassicism)
Week 5
I. Museum Visit: Metropolitan Museum of Art
II. Focus: Chapter 29 – Eighteenth-Century Art in Britain and the United States
*Special topic – Choosing your essay topic and writing an essay thesis
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Week 6
I. Focus: Chapter 30 - Nineteenth-Century Art & Architecture (Romanticism &
Realism)
II. Focus: Chapter 30 - Nineteenth-Century Art & Architecture (The Salon, Academic
Art)
*Email Professor your essay thesis for review
Week 7
I. Focus: Impressionism
II. Focus: Post-Impressionism
*Metropolitan Museum of Art Response Paper due.
Week 8
I. Focus: Chapter 31 - Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900–1945
II. Focus: Chapter 31 - Modern Architecture in Europe and the Americas, 1900–1945
Week 9
I. Focus: Review session before midterm exam
II. MID TERM EXAM (Covering Chps 17-22 & 29-31)
Week 10
I. Focus: Chapter 32 - Post War, Pop Art, and Conceptual Art
II. Focus: Chapter 32 – Contemporary Art, Conceptual Art, Feminist Art and
Postmodernism
Week 11
I. Focus: Museum Visit: Rubin Museum of Art
II. Focus: Chapter 23 - Art of South and Southeast Asia after 1200
Week 12
I. Focus: Chapter 24 - Chinese and Korean Art after 1279
II. Focus: Chapter 25 - Japanese Art after 1392
* Rubin Museum Response paper due (optional second written assignment)
Week 13
I. Focus: Chapter 26 - Art of the Americas after 1300
II. Focus: Chapter 27 - Art of Pacific Cultures
Week 14
I. Focus: Chapter 28 - Art of Africa in the Modern Era
II. LAST DAY OF CLASS – EXAM REVISION
Week 15 FINAL EXAM
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