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Art History For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback))
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by Jesse Bryant Wilder
Sales Rank: 49140
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List Price: $24.99
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 456 pages
Published by: For Dummies April 30, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0470099100
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470099100
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
Weighs: 1.5 pounds
Product Description
Art history is more than just a collection of dates and foreign-sounding names, unusual movements and arcane isms. Every age, for the last 50,000 years has left its unique imprint on the world, and from the first cave paintings to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, from the Byzantine mosaics of the Hagia Sophia, to the graffiti-inspired paintings of Jean-Michel Basquiat, art history tells the story of our evolving notions of who and what we are and our place in the universe.
Whether you’re an art enthusiast who’d like to know more about the history behind your favorite works and artists, or somebody who couldn’t tell a Titian and a De Kooning—but would like to—Art History For Dummies is for you. It takes you on a tour of thirty millennia of artistic expression, covering the artistic movements, major artists, and indispensable masterworks, and the world events and cultural trends that helped spawn them. With the help of stunning black-and-white photographs throughout, and a sixteen-page gallery of color images, it covers: - The rise and fall of classical art in Greece and Rome
- The differences between Renaissance art and Mannerism
- How the industrial revolution spawned Romanticism
- How and why Post-Impression branched off from Impressionism
- Constructivism, Dadaism, Surrealism and other 20th century isms
- What’s up with today’s eclectic art scene
Art History For Dummies is an unbeatable reference for anyone who wants to understand art in its historical context.
About The Author
Jesse Bryant Wilder holds a MAT (Masters in Teaching) and a MA in Literature and is the founder, publisher and editor of NEXUS, a series of interdisciplinary textbooks used in high schools around the country. He has written several textbooks on art and art history and was an art critic for the Plain Dealer.
Reader Reviews
I learned more about Art History just reading the Introduction than I have ever known before! I have a big Art History book from my daughter's college class and it was way too complicated and thorough for someone trying to learn without a professor on hand. I would highly recommend this book.
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