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The History of Western Art

TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
176 Seiten
Englisch
Thames & Hudsonerschienen am28.10.2022
A concise, reader-friendly illustrated survey of Western art and architecture from prehistory to the present day. Acknowledging how architecture, painting, sculpture and the decorative arts reflect the culture and society of their time, this latest addition to the Art Essentials series invites the reader to experience and appreciate the entirety of Western art from prehistory to today. Focusing on the history´ in art history, each of the twelve chapters opens with a question to ponder, followed by a summary of the major historical developments of the period, touching on social structure, political organization, migration, race, religious beliefs, scientific advances and customs. An exploration of these themes in the visual arts reveals how architecture, sculpture and painting simultaneously shape, reflect, and document the culture of the time and place they were created. A secondary focus explores the constantly evolving aesthetic preferences that swing between naturalism and abstraction, with each era and style either rebelling against the previous or seeking to improve it. Antecedents and outside influences are also discussed.mehr

Produkt

KlappentextA concise, reader-friendly illustrated survey of Western art and architecture from prehistory to the present day. Acknowledging how architecture, painting, sculpture and the decorative arts reflect the culture and society of their time, this latest addition to the Art Essentials series invites the reader to experience and appreciate the entirety of Western art from prehistory to today. Focusing on the history´ in art history, each of the twelve chapters opens with a question to ponder, followed by a summary of the major historical developments of the period, touching on social structure, political organization, migration, race, religious beliefs, scientific advances and customs. An exploration of these themes in the visual arts reveals how architecture, sculpture and painting simultaneously shape, reflect, and document the culture of the time and place they were created. A secondary focus explores the constantly evolving aesthetic preferences that swing between naturalism and abstraction, with each era and style either rebelling against the previous or seeking to improve it. Antecedents and outside influences are also discussed.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-500-29665-3
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2022
Erscheinungsdatum28.10.2022
Seiten176 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Artikel-Nr.58745700
Rubriken
GenreKunst/Architektur

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction Part One Prehistoric through ancient Roman art Chapter 1. Antecedents of the Western Tradition: Prehistoric, Mesopotamian and Egyptian art Chapter 2. Aegean and Greek art Chapter 3. Etruscan and Roman art Part Two Early Christian through medieval art Chapter 4. Early Christian and Byzantine art Chapter 5. Early Medieval and Romanesque art Chapter 6. Gothic art Part Three Renaissance through Neoclassical art Chapter 7. Renaissance and Mannerist art Chapter 8. 17th-century Baroque art Chapter 9. 18th-century Rococo and Neoclassical art Part Four Romanticism to today Chapter 10. Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Chapter 11. Earlier 20th-century art Chapter 12. Later 20th- & early 21st-century artmehr
Kritik
'As well as providing perceptive comments on key individual works of art and architecture, Janetta Rebold Benton gives us a very precise understanding of their historical contexts' - Richard Corkmehr

Autor

Janetta Rebold Benton is the Distinguished Professor of Art History at Pace University, New York, and the author of several books and articles on art including How to Understand Art in the Art Essentials series (Thames & Hudson, 2021). She is the recipient of two Fulbright Scholar Awards as Visiting Professor (China 2018; Russia 2012), and lectures at the Smithsonian Institution, 92nd Street Y, and previously at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.