Quincy High School, Art History Syllabus Bellabellqhs@gmail.com

Quincy High School’s Art History class is a chronological survey of the history of major art forms in the western tradition, in addition to selected works from many cultures that exist beyond European tradition.

The text will be Gerald Brommer’s Discovering Art History. You can expect written assignments as well as plenty of reading. Four graded assignments will be given every term including papers, presentations, quizzes and tests. You’ll be taking notes weekly, so get a nice new notebook with a pocket for handouts. You’ll want to keep them for the Midtem Exam and the Artist Book / Notebook due at the end of the year.

For Advanced Placement Credit, you must take the AP art history exam, offered at several nearby schools. See Mr. Bell or your guidance counselor for more information on Advanced Placement examinations, and college credits for advanced placement students.

Term 1

Prehistoric- Paleolithic and Neolithic

The Fertile Crescent-Mesopotamia, Assyria, and Persia

Egypt

The art of the ancient Mediterranean – Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean

Term 2Greek art

It all started in one town-Etruria and Rome

A change in belief-late Roman and Byzantine art

Birth of the Cathedral-Romanesque and Gothic architecture

Midterm Exam – The midterm examination is a comprehensive review of the first two terms of the class. It counts for 20% of your grade, so you’d better study.

Term 3

The Rebirth-Early RenaissanceHigh Renaissance

Northern Italian Renaissance

Mannerism

the Renaissance in Northern Europe

18th and 19th Century Europe- BaroqueRococoNaturalism NeoclassicismRomanticismRealismAmerican landscape

Term 4

A new way of seeing- Impressionism Post impressionism Expressionism

FauvismCuibismFuturismDada SurrealismModern architectureAbstract expressionismColor-fieldPop artOp artModern sculptureEarth artPerformance art

Final Exam – 20% of term four’s grade.

The creation of Artist Book- Notebook is the final project in this class. Seniors must finish before graduating.

Juniors have an extra few weeks to finish up a research project, in addition to the Artist Book, art history binder.