Course General Description

History of Art students learn to identify, classify, describe, and interpret works of art from a wide range of periods and world cultures. The program begins with an introductory survey of art in the first term, after which students learn about our global and multidisciplinary world through studies in ancient and medieval art, Renaissance, Baroque, and eighteenth-century art, modern and contemporary art and design, and the arts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa.

School General Description

MassArt is grounded in history, creativity, and foresight. Every era requires vision as part of its progress, and MassArt was founded on a vision of the future that included all citizens in its gaze. Started as a revolutionary idea, MassArt continues to look toward what is extraordinary and cutting-edge - and who will lead the way - in art, design, and education. The students engage deeply with the world outside their studios and classrooms, and our community is broad, influential, and encompassing. MassArt is the Commonwealth’s art and design school, a place with wide reach, where the hardest, most important, and most rewarding work of our students, staff, and affiliates, is to keep our eyes open and continue expanding our vision.