John Lansdowne
Nov 10, 2025 · Historical comment
Legend, this class is super easy and he's great. If you don't get 100 on a test you can make up all the points.
ARTH1101 · Fine Arts
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
A fundamental course for understanding the visual arts in the Western World: painting, sculpture, and architecture. Major monuments in the history of art will be discussed in historical and cultural context beginning with Paleolithic cave art through the art of the medieval period. This course will examine some of the ancient material from an archaeological perspective, but its main emphasis will be on style and meaning in art. Assignments will include museum visits and the study of significant works of art in Greater Boston.
Course experience
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Organization
4.3 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.1 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.4 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
3.9 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3
hours per week
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Nov 10, 2025 · Historical comment
Legend, this class is super easy and he's great. If you don't get 100 on a test you can make up all the points.
Across time
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Spring 2025
1 sectionFall 2024
1 sectionSpring 2024
1 sectionFall 2023
1 sectionSpring 2023
1 sectionFall 2021
1 sectionSpring 2021
1 sectionFall 2020
2 sections