FAR 3030 - Art in Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America

(3 units)

This is the first of a two course sequence concentrating on the development of artistic representation in pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America. The art of Mesoamerica, as well as that of Central and South America, is studied. Emphasis is also placed upon the artistic production of Latin America in the post-conquest period. Architecture, music, the visual and performing arts are all analyzed.
(Alliant Mexico only)