ARTH 170 - Arts of Mesoamerica and the Andes

FDR: HA
Planned Offering: Fall 2016 and alternate years
Credits: 3

Survey of the art and architecture of Mesoamerica and the Andes before the arrival of the Europeans, with a focus on indigenous civilizations including the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Art is contextualized in terms of religious, social, political, and economic developments in each region under discussion. The class includes a trip to the Virginia Museum of fine Arts in Richmond. Lepage.