This class is an extremely easy GE if you are looking for something interesting that doesn't take up too much time/effort. The content is really interesting and it gives you a new perspective/some extra background to evaluate artwork in the future. There wasn't a single assignment until about week 4 other than weekly reading (which, in my opinion, isn't necessary because I rarely read them and was fine). There is an essay around week 4, essay around week 6, a research project(fancy essay) starting around week 6, and then two essays for the final in week 10. Your TA grades all of your essays and then it is passed onto a second reader for a second-pass. My TA was super nice and was able to tell me what I could improve on which was SUPER helpful so I definitely recommend reaching out to your TAs.

Her lectures are increadibly insightful she pushes people to speak their "opinions" on the works of art being discussed. There are 2 tests, one visual analysis and one research paper. Taking her again in the spring for 121C. For art history beginners, this class will set you up nicely since there is not that much workload. For art history majors, this is the class you take with other classes that will take up time because it is really not that hard. Participate a lot in class. She never puts anyone on the spot though so don't worry!

An amazing professor! If you love Venetian history and the Italian Renaissance I recommend! She is so sweet and so not out to get you. If you arrive late, she isn't ultra-critical like other professors. Also go to her office hours and she will help you with all the citation information for your essays.

Professor Wilson is one of the most engaging professor I have had at UCLA. She is really passionate about art history, and that shows when she lectures. She speaks clearly, interacts with students throughout lecture, is and is very organized. All exams in the class were writing based, and were not difficult as long as you understand the facts of each artifact. There were both take - home and in - class portions of the exams, and all were writing based. In discussion, you do small worksheets/assignments that are all very easy. Participation is required in discussion. As long as you say something thoughtful about the artworks/readings, you'll be fine and should receive full participation points. Overall, a pretty easy and very interesting GE taught by an amazing professor.

Professor Wilson is really kind and she is really helpful. Thomas D. was my TA and he was very helpful as well. I do have to agree with the other reviews and say she is a little boring. She just lectures for the whole two hours. If you have a general interest in renaissance and baroque art, this class shouldn't be too terrible. I wouldn't say this is one of the easier GEs, but I really enjoyed the content of this course. Yes, the final was a pain because we had 4 essays but overall the class wasn't too difficult. You don't really need to do the readings to have an understanding of the lecture.

This class was pretty interesting and easy overall (but I am an art history nerd, so...). There was very little memorization and the midterm and final were in classes essays that were almost completely analysis based. Professor Wilson uses slides, but doesn't really write anything on them so you have to pay attention to her in lecture and take notes. The TA discussion sections didn't always correlate with the lecture--the professor would assign weekly readings/videos which we could then discuss in section with our TA. We had to turn in a page of notes about the readings to our TA as well.

Along with the in-class midterm and final, there were two 2-3 page essays (but they're not too difficult). One essay did require that you go to a museum to look at and write about a piece of art, but the professor was okay if you just found a piece in the approved museum's online gallery.

For everyone saying this class is a difficult GE, it is true. However, the professor was extremely engaging and definitely one of the best I’ve had at UCLA. I’m a south campus major and enjoyed this class thoroughly. My interest in this subject which I had no prior experience in, is all thanks to Professor Wilson. She takes time to hold 3-4 hours of review sessions prior to the midterm and the final. Her lecturing style is very engaging and her passion for the subject inspired me. It is very evident that she cares for her students and their learning. All art history GE courses have a lot of artworks to memorize, and her final didn’t require memorization of the midterm material, which made it quite fair. I agree the grading is a bit unstandardized and your grade depends on the TA who grades your paper. Never the less, both the professor and my TA were very willing to guide me on how I could improve. This may definitely not be one of the easier GEs, and if all you care about is your GPA then maybe you shouldn’t take it. However, it is very enjoyable, educative and enhances your analytical skills that can be of use to you, regardless of your major.

Pros:
- My TA (Kersten) was very helpful and kind, and discussion sections basically taught me everything.
- Since it's asynchronous, you can always look at lecture material for review.
- Since this was online, it was a bit easier. But I know that for in-person classes, she makes you memorize like 40 paintings.
- There were synchronous review sessions every Thursday (not recorded, though). Honestly I didn't really pay attention, but they seemed to be helpful. HOWEVER, she does assume that you attend them even though they're optional.

Cons:
- Workload is extremely excessive. The amount of reading and writing that you have to do for this class is on par or even more than Writing II classes, and this isn't a Writing II class.
- You have to submit about a page of writing for homework every week, including on weeks with essays due, which gets very difficult -- especially when both the midterm and the final are two 800-1000 word essays.
- Professor Wilson is very boring to listen to and isn't succinct whatsoever. Again, I learned everything through my TA.
- My TA graded harshly and feedback wasn't helpful whatsoever (hence why I P/NP'd).

Pretty heavy weekly workload considering it's a GE, but it is possible to get by without too much trouble if you are doing the bare minimum and have decent writing skills. My TA, Tori Schmitt, was wonderful so that definitely helped.

When enrolling in this class I first thought it would deal with just art while providing some historical background info and that it'd be interesting and relatively easy, because after all it was an art class. Week 2 is when I realized I was going to absolutely dread and dislike this class. The readings were very dense, with the exception of maybe two or three shorter ones, and extremely boring to be honest. Lectures were just as boring and the professor's voice was very hard to listen and pay attention to. We had weekly responses to the readings and lectures due every week before your discussion, so it sucked for anyone who had to read everything early in the week. The midterm and final consisted of two essay comparisons of two separate pair of paintings, which was very annoying and hard to understand what it is they really wanted from us. We were never given examples of what was expected of us until after we had already done the assignments--which didn't make sense to me. This class became the class I absolutely dreaded and spent so much time and lost so much sleep on. I didn't learn a single thing, nor did I find any of the material covered interesting. I somehow managed a B, though I was sure I would barely pass with a C. Overall I didn't like this class at all and I don't think it was worth all the effort and time spent on it for the grade I received,