Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus (250-260 CE), with battle between Roman soldiers and barbarians. And 4.00 additional credits in Art History including at least 2.00 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level. We know far less about the position of women workers in the movement; although there were many female artisans like Frances and Margaret MacDonald, their artwork remains under-recognised by contrast with their male peers.

The BA in History is a single honours or denominated degree, which means that students take only History for second year and for the final year of the programme. Art history has frequently been criticized for its subjectivity because the definition of what is beautiful varies from individual to individual.

I was interested in how these two different perspectives on economic and political equality – the history of posters and the history of the Arts and Crafts movement – had a hidden truth at their core: …

For the latest accomplishments, events, and news in the CVAD community, see our announcements. History of Art aims to arrive at an historical understanding of the origins of artefacts within specific world cultures, asking about the circumstances of their making, their makers, the media used, the functions of the images and objects, their critical reception and – not least – their subsequent history.

The undergraduate program is designed both to prepare students for advanced graduate study in the history of art and to provide students with a broad, humanistic background for many other fields that require the ability to undertake independent research, evaluate visual and textual evidence, to write effectively, and create intelligent arguments.

These include the analysis of visual culture, studies of new media, the history of image technology, the social semiotics of the image, social contextualization, analyses of identity in art and communications, and questions of culture, nationhood, …