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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Prefacexi Before 1300xvii
INTRODUCTION
What Is Art History?1
CHAPTER 14
Late Medieval Italy419
CHAPTER 20
Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe567
CHAPTER 21
The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy593
CHAPTER 22
Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy635
CHAPTER 23
High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain685
CHAPTER 24
The Baroque in Italy and Spain711
CHAPTER 25
The Baroque in Northern Europe739
CHAPTER 26
Rococo to Neoclassicism: The 18th Century in Europe and America771
CHAPTER 27
Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870801
CHAPTER 28
Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900849
CHAPTER 29
Modernism in Europe, 1900 to 1945887
CHAPTER 30
Modernism in the United States and Mexico, 1900 to 1945933
CHAPTER 31
Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980957
CHAPTER 32
Contemporary Art Worldwide1003
Notes1042
Glossary1045
Bibliography1056
Credits1068
Index1073
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780357370391
Publisert
2020-01-01
Utgave
16. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Vekt
1837 gr
Høyde
291 mm
Bredde
229 mm
Dybde
29 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
608
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