Gain an understanding of and appreciation for historically significant works of art from around the world with GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE GLOBAL HISTORY, 5E. This beautifully illustrated tour of the world's great artistic contributions by award-winning author Fred Kleiner is now revised and expanded to provide all of the learning features and online study tools you need to excel in your art history course. Easy-to-read, captivating explanations blend with richly illustrated photographs and architectural drawings that present the historical and cultural context of significant images and monuments. This edition features more illustrations and discussions of works by women and minority artists than any other art survey text. In addition, updated and new essays underscore how art and architecture history changes as scholars rethink interpretations of paintings, sculptures and buildings. More than 200 online bonus images and essays further enrich your learning. Infuse digital resources are also available to help keep you organized and on track.
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Art GeneralTable of contents
- Cover
- About the Cover Art
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Author
- Resources for Students and Instructors
- Introduction: What Is Art History?
- Chapter 1: Prehistory and the First Civilizations
- Chapter 2: Ancient Greece
- Chapter 3: The Roman Empire
- Chapter 4: Early Christianity and Byzantium
- Chapter 5: The Islamic World
- Chapter 6: Early Medieval and Romanesque Europe
- Chapter 7: Gothic and Late Medieval Europe
- Chapter 8: The Early Renaissance in Europe
- Chapter 9: High Renaissance and Mannerism in Europe
- Chapter 10: Baroque Europe
- Chapter 11: Rococo to Neoclassicism: The 18th Century in Europe and America
- Chapter 12: Romanticism, Realism, and Photography, 1800 to 1870
- Chapter 13: Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Symbolism, 1870 to 1900
- Chapter 14: Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945
- Chapter 15: Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980
- Chapter 16: Contemporary Art Worldwide
- Chapter 17: South and Southeast Asia
- Chapter 18: China and Korea
- Chapter 19: Japan
- Chapter 20: Native Americas and Oceania
- Chapter 21: Africa
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Credits
- Index
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