Full Description
For two-semester survey courses in Art History and for Introductory Art courses taught from a historical perspective.The definitive survey of the Western Art tradition-the standard by which all other art history surveys are measured-this classic text uses an exceptional art program, impeccable scholarship, rich color, accurate five-color illustrations, and student-friendly pedagogy to introduce readers to the vast world of painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, and the minor arts. With its effectively written, balanced, and interesting narrative, it presents art as a succession of styles-from Prehistory through the 20th century-and enlarges students' capacity to appreciate works of art individually, not merely to accumulate data about them.
Contents
(NOTEIII and IV; Combined Volume consists of Parts I-IV).I. THE ANCIENT WORLD. 1. Prehistoric Art. 2. Egyptian Art. 3. Ancient Near Eastern Art. 4. Aegean Art. 5. Greek Art. 6. Etruscan Art. 7. Roman Art. II. THE MIDDLE AGES. 8. Early Christian and Byzantine Art. 9. Early Medieval Art. 10. Romanesque Art. 11. Gothic Art. III. THE RENAISSANCE THROUGH THE ROCOCO. 12. The Early Renaissance in Italy. 13. The High Renaissance in Italy. 14. The Late Renaissance in Italy. 15. "Late Gothic" Painting, Sculpture, and the Graphic Arts. 16. The Renaissance in the North. 17. The Baroque in Italy and Spain. 18. The Baroque in Flanders and Holland. 19. The Baroque in France and England. 20. The Rococo. IV. THE MODERN WORLD. 21. Neoclassicism and Romanticism. 22. Realism and Impressionism. 23. Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, and Art Nouveau. 24. Twentieth-Century Painting. 25. Twentieth-Century Sculpture. 26. Twentieth-Century Architecture. 27. Twentieth-Century Photography. 28. Postmodernism. Books for Further Reading. Glossary. Art and Architecture Websites. Index. Credits.
