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A brief illustrated history of art / David West.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Fact finders. Brief illustrated history.Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781515725237
  • 1515725235
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The ancient world: Egyptian art -- The ancient world: Greek art -- The ancient world: Roman art -- Medieval art: Europe, Middle East, and North Africa -- The rebirth of classical art: The Renaissance -- Light, color, and style: High Renaissance to Mannerism -- Dynamic grandeur to delicate elegance: Baroque and Rococo -- Rediscovery and Romanticism -- Real life: Realism, Impressionism, and Post-impressionism -- Imagination and emotions: symbolism and expressionism -- Modernism: Cubism and abstract art -- Absurdity and the unconscious mind: Dada, Surrealism, and Abstract expressionism -- Popular culture and optic illusion: Pop and Op art -- Art today: Postmodern and contemporary art.
Summary: A Brief Illustrated History of Art charts the history of art all the way from Prehistoric art through Classical art, through the Renaissance, to Cubism, Surrealism, and the modern art of today. With stunning full-color images and illustrations, this beautiful book is sure to fascinate and charm the young reader.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 700.9 W517 Available 33111008789329
Total holds: 0

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'A Brief Illustrated History of Art' charts the history of art all the way from Prehistoric art through Classical art, through the Renaissance, to Cubism, Surrealism, and the modern art of today. With stunning stunning full-color images and illustrations, this beautiful book is sure to fascinate and charm the young reader.

Includes index.

The ancient world: Egyptian art -- The ancient world: Greek art -- The ancient world: Roman art -- Medieval art: Europe, Middle East, and North Africa -- The rebirth of classical art: The Renaissance -- Light, color, and style: High Renaissance to Mannerism -- Dynamic grandeur to delicate elegance: Baroque and Rococo -- Rediscovery and Romanticism -- Real life: Realism, Impressionism, and Post-impressionism -- Imagination and emotions: symbolism and expressionism -- Modernism: Cubism and abstract art -- Absurdity and the unconscious mind: Dada, Surrealism, and Abstract expressionism -- Popular culture and optic illusion: Pop and Op art -- Art today: Postmodern and contemporary art.

A Brief Illustrated History of Art charts the history of art all the way from Prehistoric art through Classical art, through the Renaissance, to Cubism, Surrealism, and the modern art of today. With stunning full-color images and illustrations, this beautiful book is sure to fascinate and charm the young reader.

RL: 3-5 ; IL: 3-6.

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