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Art history emphasizes understanding works of art within their historical context by examining issues such as politics, class, religion, patronage, audience, gender, function, and ethnicity, and attention is given to the interpretation of a work of art based upon its intended use, audience, and the role of both the artist and work of art in a particular society.* This course will also teach you visual analysis of works of art, and you should emerge being able to understand art through both visual and contextual analysis.  \nThis course offers you opportunity to explore, in depth, the history of art from ancient times to the present. It encourages the close analysis of visual materials, explores the range of questions and methods appropriate to the explication of a given work of art, and examines the intellectual structures basic to the systematic study of art. Most importantly, the course encourages the understanding of art as a visual language and aims to foster in students the ability to translate this understanding into verbal expression, both oral and written.  \n*Because these contextual issues cannot be ascertained about prehistoric art, prehistoric art does not appear in the exam. Prehistoric examples such as the Woman of Willendorf, the Caves of Lascaux, and Stonehenge are not accepted as appropriate examples in Section II of the exam.  \nTextbook & Other Resources  \nRequired Text The text for this course is Gardner's Art Through the Ages: A Global History, Enhanced Edition, 13th edition. You are advised to spend as much time looking at the illustrations as reading the text. Remember that what Gardner or I have to say about a work should be considered as a secondary source; the illustrations are the primary source.  \nSupplemental Materials:  \nRequired: The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistory to Post Modern, Carol Strickland, PhD.  \nSuggested: The Annotated Arch: A Crash Course in the History of Architecture, Carol Strickland, PhD.  \n...Isms: Understanding Art, Stephen Little  \nHistory of Beauty, Umberto Eco  \nEvery student must purchase an AP Art History review book.  \nYou are also encouraged to use Smarthistory ([http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org](http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org)) . This site is an incredible supplement to your Art History textbook, and although we will be utilizing it quite a lot in class, you will certainly benefit from using it as your “go to” reference.  \nThe AP Exam  \nThe AP Art History exam is 3 hours long, and includes both a multiple choice section and a free response questions. 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