Gardner’s Art Through the Ages - The Western Perspective, Volumes I and II

Experience the wonders of human creativity in GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE, 16th Edition! A grand tour of the most celebrated works in Western Civilization, from the Stone Age to the modern era, this introductory text has been a classroom favorite for 85 years. Every chapter includes rich and compelling discussions of pivotal art works, periods and geographies in art history, as well as new artists and art forms. The bold illustrations on the pages look almost as good as the real thing, especially when you use the unique Scale feature to imagine a work�s stature from the artist�s point of view. And to keep your course success in focus, the text offers Quick Review Captions and Big Picture Overviews, as well as an optional ebook that enables you to zoom in on fine details of paintings, sculptures, and priceless art forms of all kinds.

List of contents

VOLUME 1
Preface xi
INTRODUCTION
What Is Art History? 1
CHAPTER 1
Art in the Stone Age 15
CHAPTER 2
Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia 31
CHAPTER 3
Egypt from Narmer to Cleopatra 57
CHAPTER 4
The Prehistoric Aegean 85
CHAPTER 5
Ancient Greece 105
CHAPTER 6
The Etruscans 165
CHAPTER 7
The Roman Empire 181
CHAPTER 8
Late Antiquity 237
CHAPTER 9
Byzantium 263
CHAPTER 10
The Islamic World 293
CHAPTER 11
Early Medieval Europe 319
CHAPTER 12
Romanesque Europe 347
CHAPTER 13
Gothic Europe North of the Alps 381
CHAPTER 14
Late Medieval Italy 419

Notes 442
Glossary 443
Bibliography 456
Credits 466
Index 469

VOLUME 2
Preface xi Before 1300 xvii
INTRODUCTION
What Is Art History? 1
CHAPTER 14
Late Medieval Italy 419
CHAPTER 20
Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe 567
CHAPTER 21
The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy 593
CHAPTER 22
Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy 635
CHAPTER 23
High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain 685
CHAPTER 24
The Baroque in Italy and Spain 711
CHAPTER 25
The Baroque in Northern Europe 739
CHAPTER 26
Rococo to Neoclassicism: The 18th Century in Europe and America 771
CHAPTER 27
Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870 801
CHAPTER 28
Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900 849
CHAPTER 29
Modernism in Europe, 1900 to 1945 887
CHAPTER 30
Modernism in the United States and Mexico, 1900 to 1945 933
CHAPTER 31
Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980 957
CHAPTER 32
Contemporary Art Worldwide 1003

Notes 1042
Glossary 1045
Bibliography 1056
Credits 1068
Index 1073

About the author

Fred S. Kleiner, Ph.D. has been professor of art history and archeology at Boston University for four decades. He taught previously at University of Virginia and served as editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Archaeology. Acclaimed for inspiring lectures, Dr. Kleiner won Boston University's Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, the College Prize for Undergraduate Advising in the Humanities and the Distinguished Teaching Prize in the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program. He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London as well as a member of the Text and Academic Authors Association. In addition to this title, Dr. Kleiner has authored several editions of ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY (Cengage), A HISTORY OF ROMAN ART (Cengage) and more than 100 publications on Greek and Roman art and architecture. Dr. Kleiner earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University.

Summary

Experience the wonders of human creativity in GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE, 16th Edition! A grand tour of the most celebrated works in Western Civilization, from the Stone Age to the modern era, this introductory text has been a classroom favorite for 85 years. Every chapter includes rich and compelling discussions of pivotal art works, periods and geographies in art history, as well as new artists and art forms. The bold illustrations on the pages look almost as good as the real thing, especially when you use the unique Scale feature to imagine a work’s stature from the artist’s point of view. And to keep your course success in focus, the text offers Quick Review Captions and Big Picture Overviews, as well as an optional ebook that enables you to zoom in on fine details of paintings, sculptures, and priceless art forms of all kinds.

Product details

• Authors: Fred Kleiner, Kleiner Fred
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780357439241
• ISBN: 978-0-357-43924-1
• Dimensions: 231 mm x 50 mm x 292 mm
• Weight: 3379 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; EDUCATION / General, Education, The arts: general issues, ART / General, The arts: general topics, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy