See also: 1649 in art, other events of 1650, 1651 in art, list of years in art. // Events June 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. ... This page indexes the individual year in art pages. ...
This course focuses on art as the mirror of civilization and as the index to characteristics of races, nations, and individuals.
Arts from West Africa south of the Sahara from Western Nigeria to Guinea are discussed in relation to stylistic and functional similarities and differences.
Arts from Central Africa from Eastern Nigeria to South Africa are discussed in relation to stylistic and functional similarities and differences.
  An introduction to art and architecture in its historical and cultural context from the ziggurats of Mesopotamia and the pyramids of dynastic Egypt to the temples of ancient Greece and Rome, the mosaics of Byzantium and the illuminated manuscripts and soaring cathedrals of medieval Europe.
Particular attention is paid to the antique tradition in the arts, development of the professional artist, church patronage, and the development of modern political and economic systems.