Gardners Art Through The Ages: A Concise History Of Western Art

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GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE WESTERN HISTORY provides you with a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated tour of the great artistic traditions of Western civilization! Easy to read and understand, the latest edition of this best-selling art history book provides a rich cultural backdrop for each of the covered periods and geographical locations, and incorporates new artists and art forms--all reproduced according to the highest standards of clarity and color fidelity. The unique scale feature will help you better visualize the actual size of the artworks shown in the book. Within each chapter, the "Framing the Era" overviews, a new timeline, and the chapter-ending section entitled "The Big Picture", make it easier to understand the cultural and historical forces that influenced each artwork. A complete online environment, including all images and an eBook, is also available. Go to the Museum index before your next visit to a museum to locate the works in the book.

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E-Book Information

• Year: 2,013

• Edition: 3

• Pages: 544

• Pages In File: 544

• Language: English

• Topic: 57

• Identifier: 1133954790,9781133954798

• Org File Size: 284,214,929

• Extension: pdf

• Toc: Cover......Page 1Half Title......Page 2Statement......Page 4Title Page ......Page 5Copyright......Page 6Brief Contents......Page 9Contents......Page 11Preface......Page 15Resources......Page 20About the Author......Page 21Introduction......Page 25Art History in the 21st Century......Page 26Different Ways of Seeing......Page 37The Cradle of Civilization......Page 39Prehistory......Page 40Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia......Page 46Egypt Under the Pharaohs......Page 56The Big Picture......Page 69The Perfect Temple......Page 71The Greeks and Their Gods......Page 72Prehistoric Aegean......Page 73Greece......Page 80The Big Picture......Page 109The Ancient World’s Greatest Empire......Page 111Rome, Caput Mundi......Page 112Etruscan Art......Page 113Roman Art......Page 117The Big Picture......Page 145Romans, Jews, and Christians......Page 147Early Christianity......Page 148Byzantium......Page 156The Big Picture......Page 169The Rise and Spread of Islam......Page 171Architecture......Page 172Luxury Arts......Page 180The Big Picture......Page 183Missionaries Spread Christian Art......Page 185Early Medieval Europe......Page 186Romanesque Europe......Page 196The Big Picture......Page 213The Age of the Great Cathedrals......Page 215Late Medieval Europe......Page 216France......Page 217England......Page 229Holy Roman Empire......Page 230Italy......Page 233The Big Picture......Page 243Medici Patronage and Classical Learning......Page 245Burgundy and Flanders......Page 246France......Page 254Holy Roman Empire......Page 256Italy......Page 258The Big Picture......Page 279Earthly Delights in the Netherlands......Page 281Italy......Page 282Holy Roman Empire......Page 304France......Page 308The Netherlands......Page 309Spain......Page 313The Big Picture......Page 315Baroque Art and Spectacle......Page 317Europe in the 17th Century......Page 318Ital