The Handy Art History Answer Book

The Handy Art History Answer Book

by Madelynn Dickerson
The Handy Art History Answer Book

The Handy Art History Answer Book

by Madelynn Dickerson

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Overview

The Art of Discovery. The Discovery of Art. The History of Art!

Warhol, Michelangelo, and da Vinci. Picasso, Monet, and Rembrandt, Ai WeiWei and Jenny Holzer. What were they thinking when they created their masterworks? While we can't always know an artist's exact thoughts, The Handy Art History Answer Book examines their benefactors, their wealth or poverty, their passions, the politics, and the world events that inspired and influenced them. Explore their techniques and materials, the forms, colors and styles, the movements and schools of thoughts, and discover the varied forms and nature of artistic expression.

Tracing art history from cave paintings to contemporary installations, along with Romanticism, Impressionism and the numerous “isms” in-between, The Handy Art History Answer Book guides you through the major art movements, artists, and important art pieces from 35,000 B.C.E. to today. This fascinating book provides an overview of art from its history and basic principles to its evolution, philosophy, and the masters who created groundbreaking works that changed its course forever. Accessible and entertaining, this captivating book answers over 600 questions, such as …

  • What is beauty?
  • What tools did Paleolithic artists use?
  • Why do Egyptian figures have two left feet?
  • What is the difference between weaving and tapestry?
  • What happened to the Venus de Milo's arms?
  • Why is Emperor Comoodus dressed as Hercules?
  • What are the Classical Greek Orders of Architecture?
  • What do the Yoruba consider beautiful?
  • What was the first Gothic cathedral?
  • How was single-point perspective invented?
  • What makes the Mona Lisa such a great work of art?
  • What is the difference between Art Nouveau and Art Deco?
  • What is a Zen garden?
  • Why wasn’t photography considered art in the 19th century?
  • How did Cezanne “astonish Paris with apples”?
  • Why did Jackson Pollock splatter paint all over his canvases?
  • Why do Jeff Koons’ balloon animals sell for millions of dollars?
  • Who is Ai Weiwei?

    The Handy Art History Answer Book covers not only paintings, but every medium imaginable, including sculpture, architecture, pottery, photography, installation art, and even video games. The concise and clearly written text is enhanced by nearly 150 color images illustrating artistic concepts and highlighting important and memorable artworks. Its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness.


  • Product Details

    ISBN-13: 9781578594177
    Publisher: Visible Ink Press
    Publication date: 06/01/2013
    Series: The Handy Answer Book Series
    Pages: 304
    Sales rank: 1,064,064
    Product dimensions: 6.80(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.50(d)

    About the Author

    Madelynn Dickerson is an art writer and a former teacher of art history at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. She received a master of science in history of art: history, theory, and display from the University of Edinburgh. She lives in Los Angeles.

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments vii

    Timeline viii

    Introduction x

    Art Principles and History 1

    Art Fundamentals

    Basics of Architecture

    Form and Style

    Finding Meaning in Art

    Prehistoric Art

    Art of the Ancient World, 5000 B.C.E.-400 C.E. 27

    Art of the Ancient Near East

    Art of India and Southeast Asia

    Art of Ancient Africa

    Ancient Egyptian Art

    Art of Ancient China

    Early Japan and Korea

    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Aegean Art

    Ancient Greek Art

    Etruscan Art

    Roman Art

    The Medieval World, c. 400-1300 59

    Early Jewish and Christian Art

    Byzantine Art

    Islamic Art

    Early Medieval Art from Northern Europe Carolingian and Ottoman Art

    India and Southeast Asia

    Chinese Art from the Sui to the Yuan Dynasties, c. 589-1368

    Korean Art until c. 1400

    Japanese Art until c. 1400

    Art of Medieval Africa

    Pre-Columbian America

    North America

    Romanesque Europe

    Gothic Europe

    The Early Modern World, C. 1300-1600 99

    Proto-Renaissance

    Early Renaissance in Italy

    Northern European Renaissance

    High Renaissance in Italy

    Renaissance Venice

    Sixteenth-Century European Art and Architecture

    Islamic Art and the Ottoman Empire

    African Art

    Art and Zen Buddhism

    Art in the New World

    Baroque and Beyond, C. 1600-1850 135

    Baroque Italy and France

    Dutch and Flemish Painting

    The Golden Age of Spain

    Asian Art

    Rococo and the Eighteenth Century

    Mughal Art in India

    Neoclassical Art

    Romanticism

    Art of the Americas

    From the Industrial Revolution to World War I, C. 1850-1914 171

    Late Nineteenth-Century Painting

    Early Photography

    Japanese Art

    Impressionism

    Post-Impressionism

    Architecture

    African Art

    Early Twentieth-Century Art

    The Modern World During and After the World Wars, C. 1914-1960 203

    Early Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde

    Architecture and Design

    Dada and Surrealism

    Photography

    Modern Art until c. 1960

    American Art and the Influence of Europe

    Modern Art in Latin America

    European Art after World War II

    Native American Art

    Pacific Art

    Contemporary Art, 1960s-Present 237

    Pop Art

    Conceptual Art and Other Modern Art Movements

    Art, Culture, and Politics

    Figurative Art

    Postmodernism and Art

    Contemporary Art and Technology

    Emerging Forms of Art

    Contemporary Art and Globalization

    Exploring Art on Your Own

    Glossary 263

    Bibliography 271

    Index 273

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