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Gardner's Art Through the Ages With Infotrac

by: Kleiner, Fred S.; Mamiya, Christin J.; Gardner, Helen

ISBN: 9780155050907 | 0155050907

Edition: 12th
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 3/17/2004

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Summary Table of Contents

The market-leading text for the art history survey course, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES has served as a comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted guide to the defining phases of the world's artistic tradition. With this book in hand, thousands of students have watched the story of art unfold in its full historical, social, religious, economic, and cultural context, and thus deepened their understanding of art, architecture, painting, and sculpture. By virtue of its comprehensive coverage, strong emphasis on context, and rich, accurate art reprod... MORE

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Preface
Introduction: The Subjects and Vocabulary of Art History
The Birth of Art: Africa, Europe, and the Near East in the Stone Age
The Rise of Civilization: The Art of the Ancient Near East
Pharaohs and the Afterlife: The Art of Ancient Egypt
Minos and the Heroes of Homer: The Art of the Prehistoric Aegean
Gods, Heroes, and Athletes: The Art of Ancient Greece
Paths to Enlightenment: The Art of South and Southeast Asia before 1200
The Silk Road and Beyond: The Art of Early China and Korea
Shrines, Statues, and Scrolls: The Art of Early Japan
Italy before the Romans: The Art of the Etruscans
From Seven Hills to Three Continents: The Art of Ancient Rome
Pagans, Christians, and Jews: The Art of Late Antiquity
Rome in the East: The Art of Byzantium
In Praise of Allah: The Art of the Islamic World
From Alaska to the Andes: Native Arts of the Americas before 1300
South from the Sahara: Early African Art
Europe after the Fall of Rome: Early Medieval Art in the West
The Age of Pilgrimages: Romanesque Art
The Age of the Great Cathedrals: Gothic Art
From Gothic to Renaissance: The 14th Century in Italian Art
Piety, Passion, and Politics: 15th-Century Art in Northern Europe and Spain
Humanism and the Allure of Antiquity: 15th-Century Italian Art
Beauty, Science, and Spirit in Italian Art: The High Renaissance and Mannerism
The Age of Reformation: 16th-Century Art in Northern Europe and Spain
Popes, Peasants, Monarchs, and Merchants: Baroque Art
Sultans, Kings, Emperors, and Colonists: The Art of South and Southeast Asia after 1200
From the Mongols to the Modern: The Art of Later China and Korea
From the Shoguns to the Present: The Art of Later Japan
The Enlightenment and Its Legacy: The Late 18th- through the Mid-19th Century
The Rise of Modernism: The Later 19th Century
Before and After the Conquistadors: Native Arts of the Americas after 1300
The Flourishing of Island Cultures: The Arts of Oceania
Traditionalism and Internationalism: 19th- and 20th-century African Arts
The Development of Modernist Art: The Early 20th Century
From the Modern to the Postmodern and Beyond: The Later 20th Century
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Credits
Index
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