ART 255L - Pre-Columbian Art

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
This course studies the art of Mesoamerican and Andean cultures from 1500 BC to 1532 AD. Monumental architecture, painting, sculpture, pottery, and textiles of the Olmec, Zapotec, Mixtec, Maya, Toltec, Aztec, Chavin, Mochica, Nazca, and Inca cultures will be examined in the context of mythology and religious ritual. (Fulfills the Core/LS requirement for Fine Arts.)