This course surveys painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe and America from the
late 14th century to the present.  The emphasis is twofold: 1) recognizing the visual characteristics
of period styles through a study of individual works by major artists and architects, and 2)
utilizing works of art to better understand the social, cultural, and economic realities of various
historical eras.  Among the monuments we will study are: Michelangelo's David, the palace at
Versailles, the Eiffel Tower, Monet's Rouen Cathedral, Picasso's Guernica, and I.M. Pei's IU
Art Museum.  The format is 2 lectures and 1 discussion section per week.  Discussion groups will
emphasize cooperation and collaboration, and there will be museum visits and campus walks as
appropriate.  Among the topics to be discussed are: art conservation, the museum's
responsibilities to visitors and works of art, forgeries, public sculpture/public morality, art dealers
and the art market.
Assignments, Tests, grades: There will be no large paper or project in this course, but as
variety of smaller assignments including group projects, drawings, visual analysis and comparison,
and critiques of readings and videos.  There will be 4 non-cumulative tests and a cumulative final.
Grades are based on performance/improvement on exams and in discussion sections, attitude, and
attendance.