An 8-week course across art history from the first cave painters to the contemporary gallery — beauty as a divine attribute and the loss of transcendence. Parallel structure with Music History (Bezalel Thread ↔ Listening Thread). Jubal and Bezalel in Week 1; Gothic cathedrals and polyphony in Week 3; peak sacred art and sacred music in Week 4.
Production Status
- Ch1 fully produced: 17 images (mostly real public domain Wikimedia/Met photos of canonical works), complete .docx with Finance-class formatting, build script.
- Ch2–8: Readings complete (April 2026 sprint). Detailed image lists with public domain targets (Wikimedia Commons, Met Open Access, etc. — REAL for body images, AI covers only). IMAGE_MAP and triggers ready.
- Production .docx in progress: build scripts created, manifests for PD images, AI covers generated. Follow the Ch1 process for printable .docx with authentic public domain artwork.
- Full homework and PPTX next per the Production Phase Plan.
The course treats art as theology and craft — not decoration. Students learn to see structure, intention, and the moral weight of beauty (or its absence). All body images pulled from public domain sources (be wary of copyright; documented in .source.txt). AI used exclusively for covers per course design.