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Art History IIOnline College Course
Renaissance to now — the movements, ruptures, and ideas that produced modern and contemporary art.
What You'll Learn
A full semester of art history ii — completed at your own pace, with no deadlines or fixed class times.
What You'll Be Able to Do
- Remember fundamental concepts, movements, and terminology from the late medieval to contemporary periods, including the Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Modernism, and Postmodernism
- Understand the principles of visual analysis — including formal elements, iconography, and contextual interpretation — as applied to artworks from 1300 to the present
- Apply art historical methods to interpret stylistic developments and symbolic meaning in major works from the Renaissance through the contemporary period
- Analyze how artistic techniques such as linear perspective, chiaroscuro, oil painting, and abstraction evolved and were used to express cultural, spiritual, and political ideas
- Compare regional variations in artistic production across Italy, Northern Europe, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and the United States, considering factors such as religion, patronage, and social change
- Evaluate how historical movements — such as the Reformation, Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, and 20th-century global conflicts — shaped the themes, functions, and aesthetics of art
- Interpret how modern and contemporary artists use new media, performance, and installation to challenge traditional art forms and engage with identity, activism, and the body
- Demonstrate an increased ability to think critically about art, connect artworks to their cultural contexts, and articulate informed written interpretations
Major Course Topics
Course chapters and lessons
Art History II has 15 chapters across 54 instructional hours, as listed in the course syllabus. Expand any chapter to see the lessons inside it.
- Chapters
- 15
- Lessons
- 111
- Instructional hours
- 54 hrs
- Semester hours
- 3
Chapter 1
Introduction
- 1.1 What is Art? Form and Content
- 1.2 Iconographic Analysis: Understanding Iconography
- 1.3 Formal Analysis: Understanding Visual Form
Chapter 2
The Proto-Renaissance: Giotto and Duccio
- Chapter 2 Overview
- 2.1 Giotto's Arena Chapel
- 2.2 Duccio, Maesta
Chapter 3
1400–1500—Art in Northern Europe
- Chapter 3 Overview
- 3.1 Introduction to Flanders
- 3.2 Campin's Merode Altarpiece
Chapter 4
1400–1500—Art in Italy
- Chapter 4 Overview
- 4.1 Florence in the Early Renaissance
- 4.2 Early Applications of Linear Perspective
- 4.3 Contrapposto
- 4.4 Fra Filippo Lippi
- 4.5 Alberti
- 4.6 Introduction to Venice
Chapter 5
1500–1600—High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy
- Chapter 5 Overview
- 5.1 Art and Science in the Renaissance
- 5.2 Toward the High Renaissance
- 5.3 Leonardo da Vinci Introduced
- 5.4 The Last Supper
- 5.5 Mona Lisa
- 5.6 Michelangelo Introduced
- 5.7 Moses
- 5.8 Sistine Chapel Ceiling
- 5.9 Sistine Chapel: Last Judgment
- 5.10 School of Athens
- 5.11 Alba Madonna
- 5.12 Saint Peter's Basilica
- 5.13 Introduction to Venetian Painting
- 5.14 Veronese, Feast in the House of Levi
Chapter 6
The Age of Reformation: Northern Renaissance Art
- Chapter 6 Overview
- 6.1 Cranach's Wittenberg Altarpiece
Chapter 7
1600–1700—Baroque Art in Italy
- Chapter 7 Overview
- 7.1 Introduction to the Baroque
- 7.2 Baroque Art in Italy
- 7.3 Bernini's David
- 7.4 Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa
- 7.5 Caravaggio's Deposition
Chapter 8
1600–1700—Baroque Art in Flanders, Dutch Republic, Spain and France
- Chapter 8 Overview
- 8.1 Rubens, Elevation of the Cross
- 8.2 Rubens, The Consequences of War
- 8.3 Vanitas Painting Explained
- 8.4 Louis XIV & Versailles
Chapter 9
1700–1800—The Age of Enlightenment
- Chapter 9 Overview
- 9.1 Age of Enlightenment
- 9.2 Fragonard's The Swing
- 9.3 Introduction to Neo-Classicism
- 9.4 David's Oath of the Horatii
- 9.5 David's Death of Marat
- 9.6 David's Napoleon Crossing the Alps
- 9.7 Antonio Canova
- 9.8 Benjamin West
- 9.9 William Hogarth
- 9.10 John Singleton Copley
- 9.11 Copley's Watson and the Shark
- 9.12 Gilbert Stuart
Chapter 10
1800–1848: Industrial Revolution Part I
- Chapter 10 Overview
- 10.1 Introduction to Romanticism
- 10.2 Liberty Leading the People
- 10.3 Understanding Delacroix's Painterly Techniques
- 10.4 Portraits of the Insane
- 10.5 Apotheosis of Homer
- 10.6 Madame Riviere
- 10.7 Third of May, 1808
- 10.8 Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
- 10.9 Constable, The Haywain
Chapter 11
1848–1907—Industrial Revolution Part II
- Chapter 11 Overview
- 11.1 Becoming Modern
- 11.2 Introduction to Early Photography
- 11.3 Louis Daguerre
- 11.4 Timothy O'Sullivan
- 11.5 Introduction to Realism
- 11.6 Courbet, The Stone Breakers
Chapter 12
1907–1960—Age of Global Conflict Part I
- Chapter 12 Overview
- 12.1 Introduction to Fauvism
- 12.2 Matisse, Bonheur de Vivre
- 12.3 Matisse, The Red Studio
- 12.4 Picasso, Still Life with Chair Caning
- 12.5 Picasso's Early Works
- 12.6 Picasso, Portrait of Gertrude Stein
- 12.7 Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
- 12.8 Braque, The Portuguese
- 12.9 Braque, The Viaduct at L'Estaque
- 12.10 Hoch, Cut with the Kitchen Knife
- 12.11 An Introduction to Futurism
Chapter 13
1907–1960—Age of Global Conflict Part II
- Chapter 13 Overview
- 13.1 Man Ray, The Gift
- 13.2 Dali, Metamorphosis of Narcissus
- 13.3 House of Art
- 13.4 Edward Hopper, Nighthawks
- 13.5 Origins of Abstract Expressionism
- 13.6 Impact of Abstract Expressionism
- 13.7 Introduction to Photography
- 13.8 Gilbert, Woolworth Building
Chapter 14
1960-Now—Age of Post-Colonialism Part I
- Chapter 14 Overview
- 14.1 Louise Bourgeois
- 14.2 Warhol, Gold Marilyn Monroe
- 14.3 Donald Judd
- 14.4 Robert Morris
- 14.5 Introduction to Performance Art
- 14.6 Joseph Beuys, Fat Chair
Chapter 15
1960-Now—Age of Post-Colonialism Part II
- Chapter 15 Overview
- Understanding Installation Art
- 15.1 Vito Acconci
- 15.2 John Baldessari
- 15.3 Mary Kelly
- 15.4 Robert Smithson
- 15.5 Bruce Nauman
- 15.6 Art in the Twenty-First Century
- 15.7 Ai Weiwei
These chapters come straight from the official course syllabus, which also sets out the graded assignment and the proctored final exam.
Course Details
| Course | Art History II (ART 102) |
|---|---|
| Format | 100% online |
| Learning Style | Self-paced — no deadlines or class times |
| Credits | 3 College Credits |
| Lab | Not required |
| Prerequisites | None — Art History I optional |
| Assessment | 25% Attendance · 25% Quizzes · 25% Assignments · 25% Final Exam |
| Estimated Completion | Self-paced · no deadlines |
| Credit Recommendation | NCCRS Credit Recommended |
| Transfer Information | Transferable via the credit recommendation above — your registrar can confirm your school's policy |
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