Table of Contents - Hartwick College

303 Italian Renaissance Art History (3 credits) The study of
Renaissance art in Italy includes the Proto-Renaissance of Tuscany, the
early Renaissance in Florence, and the arts of the High Renaissance in
Rome and Northern Italy. Course content includes works by Giotto,
Brunelleschi, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Titian. Their art, and
others, will be explored in the context of concurrent social, religious and
artistic developments. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: Art 103.
304 Baroque Art History (3 credits) This course explores concepts of
the baroque in its broadest sense through the investigation of recurring
ideas, themes and media. Major 17th and 18th century artists such as
Bernini, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin, Velasquez, Vermeer
and Watteau are included in the course content. Works of art of
astonishing variety document not only contemporary artistic trends but
also advances in philosophy, science, economics and the development of
the modern state. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: Art 103.
305 19th Century Art History (3 credits) This course begins in the
18th century with the French Revolution and proceeds to explore the
major art movements of Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, Realism and
Impressionism while emphasizing the breakdown of tradition that paves
the way for 20th century modernism. Artists and their works are studied
within the context of social, political, technological and aesthetic
developments. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: Art 104. (WHS)
306 20 th Century Art History (3 credits) The course begins in the
1880s and concentrates on the vast variety of “isms” that occur in the first
half of the 20th century. From Fauvism through Abstract Expressionism,
the course covers the work of such artists as Matisse, Picasso, Duchamp,
Kahlo, Dali and Pollock, among others. All artistic movements are studied
within their social, political and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: Art 104.
(WHS)
307 Off-Campus Study in Art History or Studio (4 or 5 credits)
Students study various topics on location, for example: The Art of Rome
and Florence or Espana Encantadora (offered January Terms).
Prerequisites depend on the topic. Permission of instructor required for
enrollment.
312 Drawing/Works on Paper (4 credits) Students continue to
improve skills acquired in Drawing and 2-Dimensional Design.
Assignments focus on exploring new media and more advanced concepts
of working with paper. Students work toward integrating materials and
techniques with concepts and formal ideas. Prerequisites: Art 113, 114 or
112 and 212 or 217 and/or permission of instructor.
316 Digital Art & Design III: Art and Design for the World Wide
Web(4 credits). This course emphasizes interface design and artistic
approaches to the Internet. Students will consider the Internet as a
medium for expression, communication, and as a space for conceptual
works and creative inquiry. Works that use the Internet as a medium for
artistic production will be encouraged through projects that stimulate
students’ individual interests. Students will investigate the potential for
artistic experimentation through the consideration and designs of
listservs, blogs, personal/artistic Web pages, and commercially oriented
sites. This class culminates with a portfolio-worthy showcase of students’
work through an allocated online exhibition space or Web portal.
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