The handy art history answer book
By: Madelynn Dickerson
Series: Handy ... answer book; Handy answer book series
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781578594177
Subjects: Miscellanea; Art; History
Other titles: art history answer book
Description: "The major art pieces, most important artists, and significant artistic movements from 35,000 BCE to today are collected together in this easy to read resource on art history. Continuing in the tradition of the standout Handy Answer Book reference series, this book not only the covers the development of Western art, but also the history of art across the globe. An overview of art--its history, techniques, materials, forms, colors, style, the nature of artistic expression, and how to look at art--is followed by examinations of the main periods and movements of art history. The book both explains and shows important elements, influences, artists, and masterworks of era and the world events and cultures that influenced and changed them through nearly 150 color images of indispensable masterworks. This accessible and entertaining resource for readers with a casual interest in art history as well as industry professionals also includes a glossary of terms to demystify jargon and explain theory"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Art principles and history; title: Art of the ancient world, 5000 b.c.e.-400 c.e.; title: The medieval world, c. 400-1300; title: The early modern world, c. 1300-1600; title: Baroque and beyond, c. 1600-1850; title: From the industrial revolution to World War I, c. 1850-1914; title: The modern world during and after the world wars, c. 1914-1960; title: Contemporary art, 1960s-present.