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Bacaan lanjutan 
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Pranala luar 

 "Art: The history of ideas in literature and the arts in aesthetic theory and literary criticism" – The Dictionary of the History of Ideas
 Art History resources
 Ars Summum Project

Garis waktu 

 Timeline of Art History dari Metropolitan Museum of Art

 
 
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