The Illustrated Timeline of Art History A Crash Course in Words & Pictures

by Strickland, Carol

• ISBN13: 9781402736032
• ISBN10: 1402736037
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-28
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

From cave paintings to Jeff Koonsthat's where this stunningly illustrated history of art takes you. Filled with pictures of paintings, sculptures, museum artifacts, and architectural standouts, and a cross-cultural approach that encompasses European, American, Asian, and Islamic masterpieces, it proceeds on a thrilling visual tour. Carol Stricklandauthor of the bestsellingAnnotated Mona Lisa(300,000 copies sold)serves as guide, and delivers superb background that sets the stage for each era's timeline, as well as informative sidebars that reveal the broader implications of new styles and movements.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Introduction	p. vii
How to Read this Book and Key	p. 1
Art Starts: From the Prehistoric Era to the Middle Ages	p. 2
Renaissance to Neoclassic Art: An Age of Discovery	p. 28
The Nineteenth Century: Age of "Isms"	p. 56
The Twentieth Century: Storming the Barricades	p. 84
Photo Credits	p. 114
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