Gardner’s Art through the Ages (with ArtStudy Student CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

by Kleiner, Fred S.; Mamiya, Christin J.

• ISBN13: 9780155050907
• ISBN10: 0155050907
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-17
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

The market-leading text for the art history survey course, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES has served as a comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted guide to the defining phases of the world's artistic tradition. With this book in hand, thousands of students have watched the story of art unfold in its full historical, social, religious, economic, and cultural context, and thus deepened their understanding of art, architecture, painting, and sculpture. By virtue of its comprehensive coverage, strong emphasis on context, and rich, accurate art reproductions, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES has earned and sustained a reputation of excellence and authority. So much so, that in 2001, the Text and Academic Authors Association awarded both the McGuffey and the "Texty" Book Prizes to the Eleventh Edition of the text. It is the first art history book to win either award and the only title ever to win both prizes in one year. The Twelfth Edition maintains and exceeds the richness of the Gardner legacy with updated research and scholarship and an even more beautiful art program featuring more color images than any other art history book available. The Twelfth Edition features such enhancements as more color photographs, a stunning new design, and the most current research and scholarship. What's more, the expanded ancillary package that accompanies GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES, features a wealth of tools to enhance your students' experience in the course. With each new copy of the book, students receive a copy of the ArtStudy 2.0 CD-ROM--an interactive electronic study aid that fully integrates with the Twelfth Edition and includes hundreds of high-quality digital images, plus maps, quizzes, and more.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: The Subjects and Vocabulary of Art History

The Birth of Art: Africa, Europe, and the Near East in the Stone Age

The Rise of Civilization: The Art of the Ancient Near East

Pharaohs and the Afterlife: The Art of Ancient Egypt

Minos and the Heroes of Homer: The Art of the Prehistoric Aegean

Gods, Heroes, and Athletes: The Art of Ancient Greece

Paths to Enlightenment: The Art of South and Southeast Asia before 1200

The Silk Road and Beyond: The Art of Early China and Korea

Shrines, Statues, and Scrolls: The Art of Early Japan

Italy before the Romans: The Art of the Etruscans

From Seven Hills to Three Continents: The Art of Ancient Rome

Pagans, Christians, and Jews: The Art of Late Antiquity

Rome in the East: The Art of Byzantium

In Praise of Allah: The Art of the Islamic World

From Alaska to the Andes: Native Arts of the Americas before 1300

South from the Sahara: Early African Art

Europe after the Fall of Rome: Early Medieval Art in the West

The Age of Pilgrimages: Romanesque Art

The Age of the Great Cathedrals: Gothic Art

From Gothic to Renaissance: The 14th Century in Italian Art

Piety, Passion, and Politics: 15th-Century Art in Northern Europe and Spain

Humanism and the Allure of Antiquity: 15th-Century Italian Art

Beauty, Science, and Spirit in Italian Art: The High Renaissance and Mannerism

The Age of Reformation: 16th-Century Art in Northern Europe and Spain

Popes, Peasants, Monarchs, and Merchants: Baroque Art

Sultans, Kings, Emperors, and Colonists: The Art of South and Southeast Asia after 1200

From the Mongols to the Modern: The Art of Later China and Korea

From the Shoguns to the Present: The Art of Later Japan

The Enlightenment and Its Legacy: The Late 18th- through the Mid-19th Century

The Rise of Modernism: The Later 19th Century

Before and After the Conquistadors: Native Arts of the Americas after 1300

The Flourishing of Island Cultures: The Arts of Oceania

Traditionalism and Internationalism: 19th- and 20th-century African Arts

The Development of Modernist Art: The Early 20th Century

From the Modern to the Postmodern and Beyond: The Later 20th Century

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Credits

Index

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