A fresh take on the history of art, using cultural timelines to reveal little-known connections and influences between artworks and artistic movements
Most surveys of the history of art are divided into historic periods, artistic schools, and movements. In reality, movements and artists’ careers overlap and intertwine, reacting to events in the world around them. By prioritizing a purely chronological approach, A Chronology of Art illuminates these relationships from a fresh perspective and places the developments of the art world into context with one another.
Structured around a central timeline covering Ancient &amp; Medieval, Renaissance &amp; Baroque, Rococo &amp; Neoclassicism, Romanticism &amp; Beyond, and The Modern Era, the book features lavish illustrations of artworks, together with commentaries, and lively “In Focus” features with information about the social, stylistic, technical, political, and cultural events of each period.
This approach reveals little- known connections: the most illustrious Neoclassical painting (David’s Oath of the Horatii) was executed just a couple of years after one of the best-known Romantic scenes (Fuseli’s The Nightmare); and American artist James Whistler, who had attended West Point Military Academy, was creating his finest work in Europe at the very time when his homeland was being torn apart by civil war. 350 illustrations

A Chronology of Art: A Timeline of Western Culture from Prehistory to the Present (A Chronology of... Series, 1)

Arts & Photography

ZACZEK, IAIN

History & Criticism

Thames&Hudson

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This pictorial celebration of the Irish landscape is divided into five sections which reflect the political divisions in the pre-Christian period, including: the Middle Kingdom, the Land of Cu Chulainn, the Kingdom of Leinster, the Kingdom of Munster and the Kingdom of Connaught. Other books by Iain Zaczek The Books of Irish Names Irish Legends.

Ancient Irish landscapes

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GILL MACMILLAN

The Book of Irish Names

Dublin: Gill & Macmillan

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WAYLAND PUBLISHERS LTD

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Essential Morris

Parragon Publishing

William Morris (Mini Essential Art)

Parragon

Authors: IAIN ZACZEK Publisher: PARRAGON PLUS Keywords: essential, deco, mini Pages: 256 Published: 2001-01-01 Language: English ISBN-10: 0752547216 ISBN-13: 9780752547213 Binding: Hardcover List Price: Unknown

Art Deco

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