Introduction to History of Art II

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. understand the art of the renaissance as the beginning of modernism; 2. trace the history of modern art therefrom, to baroque, neoclassicism, to later modernism and postmodern traditions; 3. understand art and design as products that define each historical epoch; 4. understand a sketch of modern Nigerian art; 5. appropriate art history as a resource for understanding the problem in practice; and 6. Organise a scrapbook of relevant images and notes on regimes and styles of the period.

An introduction to the history of modern art with the Renaissance regimes in Europe as the starting point and advancing to contemporary modernity in a general survey of world art traditions, within the scope of a survey history.