Gardner's Art Through the Ages

by Richard Tansev

Hardcover, 1995

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ART HISTORY / Overview

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ancient world, birth of art, paleolithic art, mesolithic art, neolithic art, eastern art, sumerian, akkadian, neo-sumerian, babylonian, hittite, elamite, assyrian, neo-babylonian, achaemenid, sasanian, egyptian, predynastic, old kingdom, middle kingdom, new kingdom

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, aegan, cycladic, minoan, mycenaean, greek, geometric, orientalizing, archaic, late classical, hellenistic, etruscan, roman, republic, pompeii, vesuvius, christian, catacombs, funerary, architecture, mosaics, luxury, byzantine, islamic, ornament, mosque, madrasa, mausoleum, object art, textiles, calligraphy, illustration, book, medieval, west, animal style, scythian, germanic, hiberno-saxon, viking, carolingian, ottonian, romanesque, sculpture, painting, illumination, gothic, france, europe, indian asia, india, china, korea, japan, asuka, heian, kamakura, ashikaga, momoyama, edo, native, american, oceana, pre-columbian, mesoamerica, south america, north america, africa, masks, spirituality, renaissance, baroque, rococo, italy, humanism, religion, spain, capitalism, netherlands, protestant reformation, mannerism, flanders, holland, romanticism, enlightenment, modern, postmodern, pluralism, science, technology, realism, postwar, expressionism, pop art, functionalism

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"Experience the wonders of human creativity in GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY, 16th Edition! A grand tour of the world's most celebrated works 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. Of course, 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."--Amazon.com… (more)