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(NOTE: Each Chapter ends with a Conclusion) 1. Introducing Art History What do art historians do? The object of art history. What is “art”? / A working definition of art / What is “history”? Why is art history important? Art history and related disciplines Art criticism / Sociology / Anthropology / Aesthetics / Cultural studies / Visual culture studies / Connoisseurship Art history's toolbox: formal and contextual analysis 2. Formal Analysis Formal analysis Formal elements Color / Line / Space and mass / Scale / Composition Two-dimensional art: painting, graphic arts, photography 31 Wölfflin and formal analysis Sculpture Architecture Installation art Performance art Digital art Textile and decorative arts 3. Contextual Analysis Art and context Contextual questions Art out of context? Museums and art history. A very brief history of museums / Museums and the experience of art The process of interpretation: confronting your assumptions. The challenges of cross-cultural interpretation / The challenges of historical interpretation Is African art anonymous? Art and its controversies &nbs...
