Experience the wonders of human creativity in GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE, VOLUME II, 16th Edition! A grand tour of the most celebrated works in Western Civilization, from the Stone Age to the modern era, this introductory text has been a classroom favorite for 85 years. Every chapter includes rich and compelling discussions of pivotal art works, periods and geographies in art history, as well as new artists and art forms. The bold illustrations on the pages look almost as good as the real thing, especially when you use the unique Scale feature to imagine a work’s stature from the artist’s point of view. And to keep your course success in focus, the text offers Quick Review Captions and Big Picture Overviews, as well as an optional ebook that enables you to zoom in on fine details of paintings, sculptures, and priceless art forms of all kinds.
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Preface xi Before 1300 xvii INTRODUCTION What Is Art History? 1 CHAPTER 14 Late Medieval Italy 419 CHAPTER 20 Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe 567 CHAPTER 21 The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy 593 CHAPTER 22 Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy 635 CHAPTER 23 High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain 685 CHAPTER 24 The Baroque in Italy and Spain 711 CHAPTER 25 The Baroque in Northern Europe 739 CHAPTER 26 Rococo to Neoclassicism: The 18th Century in Europe and America 771 CHAPTER 27 Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870 801 CHAPTER 28 Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900 849 CHAPTER 29 Modernism in Europe, 1900 to 1945 887 CHAPTER 30 Modernism in the United States and Mexico, 1900 to 1945 933 CHAPTER 31 Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980 957 CHAPTER 32 Contemporary Art Worldwide 1003 Notes 1042 Glossary 1045 Bibliography 1056 Credits 1068 Index 1073
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ISBN
9780357370391
Publisert
2020-01-01
Utgave
16. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Vekt
1837 gr
Høyde
27 mm
Bredde
228 mm
Dybde
292 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
608

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Fred S. Kleiner, Ph.D. has been professor of art history and archeology at Boston University for four decades. He taught previously at University of Virginia and served as editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Archaeology. Acclaimed for inspiring lectures, Dr. Kleiner won Boston University's Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, the College Prize for Undergraduate Advising in the Humanities and the Distinguished Teaching Prize in the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program. He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London as well as a member of the Text and Academic Authors Association. In addition to this title, Dr. Kleiner has authored several editions of ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY (Cengage), A HISTORY OF ROMAN ART (Cengage) and more than 100 publications on Greek and Roman art and architecture. Dr. Kleiner earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University.