Gardner's 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.
E-Book Information
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Year: 2,013
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Edition: 3
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Pages: 544
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Pages In File: 544
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Language: English
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Topic: 57
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Identifier: 1133954790,9781133954798
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Org File Size: 284,214,929
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Toc: Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Statement......Page 4 Title Page
......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Brief Contents......Page 9 Contents......Page 11 Preface......Page 15 Resources......Page 20 About the Author......Page 21 Introduction......Page 25 Art History in the 21st Century......Page 26 Different Ways of Seeing......Page 37 The Cradle of Civilization......Page 39 Prehistory......Page 40 Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia......Page 46 Egypt Under the Pharaohs......Page 56 The Big Picture......Page 69 The Perfect Temple......Page 71 The Greeks and Their Gods......Page 72 Prehistoric Aegean......Page 73 Greece......Page 80 The Big Picture......Page 109 The Ancient World’s Greatest Empire......Page 111 Rome, Caput Mundi......Page 112 Etruscan Art......Page 113 Roman Art......Page 117 The Big Picture......Page 145 Romans, Jews, and Christians......Page 147 Early Christianity......Page 148 Byzantium......Page 156 The Big Picture......Page 169 The Rise and Spread of Islam......Page 171 Architecture......Page 172 Luxury Arts......Page 180 The Big Picture......Page 183 Missionaries Spread Christian Art......Page 185 Early Medieval Europe......Page 186 Romanesque Europe......Page 196 The Big Picture......Page 213 The Age of the Great Cathedrals......Page 215 Late Medieval Europe......Page 216 France......Page 217 England......Page 229 Holy Roman Empire......Page 230 Italy......Page 233 The Big Picture......Page 243 Medici Patronage and Classical Learning......Page 245 Burgundy and Flanders......Page 246 France......Page 254 Holy Roman Empire......Page 256 Italy......Page 258 The Big Picture......Page 279 Earthly Delights in the Netherlands......Page 281 Italy......Page 282 Holy Roman Empire......Page 304 France......Page 308 The Netherlands......Page 309 Spain......Page 313 The Big Picture......Page 315 Baroque Art and Spectacle......Page 317 Europe in the 17th Century......Page 318 Ital