Prehistory to Early Christian Art

Focus on the history of art from Prehistoric times through the Early Middle Ages, including sculpture, painting and architecture. This course will explain significant historical and cultural influences on the development of art in western civilization and will focus on Prehistoric cave art, Mesopotamian temples, Egyptian pyramids, Minoan palaces, historical culture behind the Iliad and the Trojan war, Classical Athens, Roman arts and the destruction of the city of Pompeii, early Christian catacombs, Byzantine churches and mosaics.