VISA 1121: A Survey of Western Art II
A continuation of VISA 1111, this humanities course, considers the history of artistic development from the Renaissance to the modern period in Europe and North America.
Learning outcomes
- Describe the principal components of a painted image, statue, monument, or building using specialized terminology.
- Call upon a basic knowledge of the art historical periods, styles and movements in the painting, sculpture and architecture of Europe and America from ca. 1300 to ca. 1980.
- Understand the painters, sculptors and architects from this timespan and these regions who are considered exemplary and why.
- Formulate a sense of the functions performed by their works.
- Acquire an emerging skepticism towards "official histories" and a willingness to question received traditions.
Course topics
- Unit 1: The Renaissance in Italy and the North
- Unit 2: The High Renaissance, Mannerism, and the Reformation
- Unit 3: The Baroque
- Unit 4: Rococo to Realism
- Unit 5: The Emergence of Modernism in Art
- Unit 6: The Expansion of Artistic Modernism
- Unit 7: Modernist to Post-modernist
Required text and materials
The following textbook would have been purchased in VISA 1111. Students who did not take VISA 1111 and/or don't already own the required textbook, will need to purchase it. To do so, please contact Enrolment Services at student@tru.ca or 1.800.663.9711 (toll-free in Canada), 250.852.7000 (Kamloops, BC), and 1.250.852.7000 (International).
- Kleiner, F. S. (2020). Gardner’s art through the ages, A global history (16th ed.
Vol. I). Cengage Learning.
Type: Textbook. ISBN: 978-1-337-69659-3
The following material is required for the course:
- Kleiner, F. S. (2020). Gardner's art through the ages: A global history (16th ed.,
Vol. II).: Cengage Learning
Type: Textbook. ISBN: 978-1-337-69660-9
Assessments
Please be aware that should your course have a final exam, you are responsible for the fee to the online proctoring service, ProctorU, or to the in-person approved Testing Centre. Please contact exams@tru.ca with any questions about this.
To successfully complete this course, students must achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher on the overall course, and 50% or higher on the final mandatory exam.
| Assignment 1 | 15% |
| Assignment 2 | 20% |
| Assignment 3 | 25% |
| Final examination (mandatory) | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
Open Learning Faculty Member Information
An Open Learning Faculty Member is available to assist students. Students will receive the necessary contact information at the start of the course.
