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For one-semester Art History and Art Appreciation courses. Authoritative and substantive-yet accessible-Art Past, Art Present, 6th edition looks at the historical and cultural contexts of art works and architecture around the world from prehistoric times to the 20th century. The authors recognized the need for an easy-to-use format that is accessible for both teachers and students. Each topic in Art Past, Art Present is organized into two- and four-page units and provides a clear and concise treatment of a select number of artworks, making it easier for instructors to focus on what is important and for students to learn.
Contents
Getting Started xii 1. Experiencing Art 1 Experiencing Art 2 How to Experience Art 3Viewing Art 4 Understanding Style 4 Art, Time, and the Cycles of Life 4 Analyzing Three Works 6Analyzing Art 8 Analyzing Architecture 8 Analyzing Sculpture 12 Analyzing Ritual Art 14 Analyzing Installation Art 14 Analyzing Painting and Related Media 15The Artist in History 18 2. prehistoric Art 21 Introduction to Prehistoric Art 22 The Paleolithic Period 22 The Discovery of Paleolithic Painting 23 Paleolithic Art 23 The Neolithic Period 25 Neolithic Art and Architecture 25 Prehistoric Art and the Prehistoric Artist 28 points of contact Prehistoric Figurines of Women 29 theme Ritual and Art 303. ancient Art 33 Introduction to Ancient Art 34 History 35 Art of Ancient Societies 36 art past/art present The Concept of the The Ancient Artist 37 Classical in the West 36 points of contact Greek Artists/Scythian Patrons 37 theme The Presence of the Artist 38Sumerian Art 40Ancient Egyptian Art 44 History 44 Religion 46 Art of Ancient Egypt 46 The Egyptian Artist 47Ancient Egyptian Art: The Palette of Narmer 48The Egyptian Pyramids 50The Egyptian Temple 52 technique Post-and-Lintel Construction 54 technique How to Read Architectural Diagrams 55Egyptian Tomb Paintings and Painted Reliefs 56 technique Figure-Ground Relationships 57The Indus Valley Civilization 58Aegean Art: Minoan and Mycenaean 60Ancient China: The Shang Dynasty 64 technique Chinese Piece-Mold Bronze Casting 65Assyrian and Early Persian Art 66Mesoamerica: The Olmec 68Etruscan Art 70Ancient Greek Art 72 History 72 Intellectual and Scientific Activities 74 Religion 75 Ancient Greek Art 75 The Ancient Greek Artist 75Greek Vase Painting 76The Development of Greek Sculpture 78 technique Greek Lost-Wax Bronze Casting 81 technique Contrapposto in Sculpture 83 technique The Classical Orders 84 art past/art present The Impact of the Ancient Greek Orders 85Greek Doric Architecture 86 technique Greek Temple Construction 87The Parthenon, Athens 88 4. later ancient Art, 400 bce to 200 ce 93 Introduction to Later Ancient Art 94 points of contact The Silk Road 95 theme Engineering 96Nomadic Art in Siberia: Pazyryk 98The Qin Empire in China 102Hellenistic Art 104 History 104 Art of the Hellenistic Period 104 Hellenistic Painting 104 Hellenistic Sculpture in Pergamon 106The Han Dynasty in China 108Early Buddhist Art 110Dongson Culture in Vietnam 112The Art of the Roman Republic 114 History 115 Republican Architectural Developments 115 The Roman House and Villa 116The Art of the Roman Empire 118 History 118 The City of Rome 119 Roman Imperial Art 121 Technology, Organization, and Engineering 122 Roman Religion and the Mystery Religions 123 The End of Rome's Empire 124 The Roman Artist 124Roman Frescoes and Illusionism 126 technique Fresco Painting 128 technique Illusionism 129Roman Architecture: The Flavian Amphitheater 130 technique Roman Engineering: The Arch, The Vault, and Concrete 132Roman Architecture: The Pantheon, Rome 136Mesoamerican Art: Teotihuacan 138 5. Art From 200 to 1000 143 Introduction to Art from 200 to 1400 144 art past/art present Naming the Middle Ages in Europe 144 History 146 Art and the Christian Church 147 A Denial of Naturalism 147 The Scroll and Book 147 The Artist 148 points of contact Muslims in China 149 theme Religious Architecture 150Jewish Art: The Synagogue at Dura Europos 152Early Christian Art 154 History 154 Art 155Early Christian Architecture 156Buddhist Architecture and Painting at Ajanta, India 158The Shinto Shrine at Ise, Japan 160Byzantine Art 162 History 162 The Icon and Iconoclasm 163 The Byzantine Artist 163Byzantine Architecture: Hagia Sophia 164Byzantine Art: San Vitale, Ravenna 166 technique Mosaic 169Anglo-Saxon Metalwork and Hiberno- Saxon Illumination 170The Chinese Imperial City of Chang'An 172Buddhist Art at Horyuji 176 technique Dougong-style Bracketing 179Hindu Art at Ellora 180Islamic Art at Cordoba 182Carolingian and Ottonian Art 186The Monastery in the West 188Buddhist Art in Indonesia 190Chinese Art: Landscape Painting 192 art past/art present Chinese Aesthetic Theory 195 6. Art from 1000 to 1400 197 Introduction to Art from 1000 to 1400 198 History 199 points of contact Amber Necklaces in Burials in Eastern Asia 201 theme Narrative Art 202Romanesque Art in Europe 204 History 205 Art and the Pilgrim 205 The Bayeux "Tapestry" 206 The Romanesque Artist in Europe 206Romanesque Architecture at Conques 208Romanesque Sculpture 210Moai Ancestor Figures, Polynesia 212Angkor Wat: Cult of the God-King 214The Japanese Narrative Scroll 216Gothic Art 220 Abbot Suger 221 History 221 Art 221 The Franciscans 223 The Gothic Artist 223The Gothic Cathedral: Chartres 224 technique Proportions of Gothic Cathedrals, 1160-1230 224 technique Gothic Engineering 228Gothic Sculpture 230Gothic Stained Glass 232 technique Stained-Glass Technique 233The Great Mosque at Jenne 234The Chinese Capital City in Beijing: The Forbidden City 236Early Italian Painting 238Giotto, The Arena Chapel Frescoes 240 technique Tempera and Fresco 242The Royal Art of African Kingdoms 2447. Fifteenth-Century Art 247 Introduction to Fifteenth-Century Art 248 Fifteenth-Century Worldwide Developments 250 The Idea of a Renaissance 252 Naming the Styles 252 European History 252 Italian Renaissance Humanism and Art Theory 253 European Intellectual Activity 254 Changing Patterns of Patronage in Europe 254 The Travels of Marco Polo 257 theme Portraiture 258Early Renaissance Sculpture in Florence 260 technique Carving in Wood 261Flemish Painting: The Limbourg Brothers 262Flemish Painting: Robert Campin 264Italian Renaissance Painting: Masaccio 266Scientific Perspective 268Flemish Painting: Hubert and Jan van Eyck 270Flemish Painting: Jan van Eyck 272 technique The Development of Oil Painting in Flanders 274Italian Renaissance Architecture: Filippo Brunelleschi 276Machu Picchu: The Peruvian Mountain Retreat 278The Italian Renaissance Palace 280Portraiture 282Italian Renaissance Painting: Andrea Mantegna 286 technique Foreshortening 287Italian Renaissance Painting: Sandro Botticelli 288Italian Renaissance Painting: Leonardo da Vinci 290Italian Renaissance Painting: Leonardo's Last Supper 292Italian Renaissance Sculpture: Michelangelo's Pieta in St. Peter's 294 8. Sixteenth-Century Art 297 Introduction to Sixteenth-Century Art 298 History 299 Intellectual and Scientific Developments 300 Religious Reform and Art during the Sixteenth Century 301 The Sixteenth-Century Artist 304 points of contact Chinese Porcelain in Europe 305 Theme The Nude/The Body 306Italian Renaissance Sculpture: Michelangelo 308 technique Stone Sculpture 309Italian High Renaissance Portraiture 310German Printmaking: Albrecht Durer 312 technique Printmaking: Engraving and Woodcut 314New St. Peter's, Rome 316Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel Ceiling 318 art past/art present Vasari and Modern Scholarship 321Raphael, Stanza della Segnatura 322High Renaissance Painting in Venice 324Hieronymus Bosch, "Garden of Earthly Delights" Triptych 326German Painting: Matthias Grunewald, Isenheim Altarpiece 328Titian's Altarpieces 330 technique Venetian Painting 332Later Michelangelo and the Development of Mannerism 334Early European Landscape Painting 336Sixteenth-Century Painting 338Islamic Art of the Ottomans 340Veronese and the Impact of the Counter-Reformation 342The Art of Zen Buddhism in Japan 344 9. Seventeenth-Century Art 347 Introduction to Seventeenth-Century Art 348 History 348 Intellectual and Scientific Activity 350 The Styles of Seventeenth-Century European Art 351 Seventeenth-Century European Art 351 The Seventeenth-Century Artist in Europe 352 points of contact "Seeing" the New World 355 theme Relating to Nature 356Seventeenth-Century Architecture in Japan 358Caravaggio and His Influence 360Baroque Genre Painting 362Peter Paul Rubens 364Bernini's Works for St. Peter's 366The Dutch Baroque Group Portrait 368Mughal Art of India: The Taj Mahal 370Baroque Architecture: Francesco Borromini 372Bernini, Ecstasy of Saint Teresa 374 technique The Art of Drawing: Rembrandt 376 technique Printmaking: Etching and Drypoint 378Spanish Painting: Diego Velazquez 380Baroque Classicism: Nicolas Poussin 382Rembrandt: Late Paintings 384Dutch Still-Life Painting 386The Palace at Versailles 388Japanese Screens and Architecture 390European Landscape Painting 392 10. Eighteenth-Century Art 395 Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Art 396 History 397 Intellectual and Scientific Activity 399 Eighteenth-Century Art 400 The Eighteenth-Century Artist 401 points of contact Chinoiserie 405 theme Representing Women 406Eighteenth-Century Painting in Europe 408Eighteenth-Century Art in Korea 412Rococo Architecture and Sculpture 414Eighteenth-Century Portraiture 416Neoclassical Architecture 418Neoclassical Painting and Sculpture 420 11. Nineteenth-Century Art 425 Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Art 426 History 427 The Industrial Revolution around the World 429 European Intellectual and Scientific Activities 430 Art 431 art past/art present Looking Beyond the Art: Romanticism 431 The Impact of French Painting on World Art 433 The Styles of Nineteenth-Century Art in the West 434 The Nineteenth-Century Artist 436 points of contact British Architects in India 437 theme The Artist as a Revolutionary 438The Continuation of Neoclassicism 440Francisco Goya 442Romanticism 444Romantic Landscape Painting 446Japanese Woodblock Prints 448 technique Japanese Woodblock Technique 449Honore Daumier and the Political Print 452 technique Lithography 453Romantic Revival Architecture 454American Romantic Painting 456Revolutionary Art vs. Academic Art 458New Materials and Engineering in Architecture 460 technique New Materials in Architecture 463Late Nineteenth-Century Revival Architecture 464Edouard Manet 466Early Photography and Photographic Technique 468Late Nineteenth-Century Sculpture 470Impressionism 472 technique Impressionism 474 Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, and Mary Cassatt 476 American Realism: Thomas Eakins and Henry Tanner 478 Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel 480 Winslow Homer 482 technique Watercolor and Gouache 483 Post-Impressionism: Gauguin and Seurat 484 Post-Impressionism: Vincent Van Gogh 486 art past/art present The Value of Art: Van Gogh 488Post-Impressionism: Paul Cezanne 490The Beginnings of the Skyscraper 492Edvard Munch 494 12. Art from 1900 to 1949 497 Introduction to Art from 1900 to 1949 498 History 498 Intellectual and Scientific Activity 500 Art from 1900 to 1949 501 The Artist 504 theme The Home and the Palace 506Fauvism 508African Art and Ritual 510Photography 512Cubism and its Influence 514 technique Collage and Assemblage 519Native American Art 520 art past/art present Women in Pueblo Society 523Frank Lloyd Wright, Robie House 524 technique The Cantilever 525Native American Ceremonial Art from the Northwest Coast 526Abstraction in Sculpture 528Malevich and the Russian Avant-Garde 530German Expressionism: Die Brucke and Der Blaue Reiter 532Fantasy 534Dada 536De Stijl and the Bauhaus 540Diego Rivera and Mexican Mural Painting 544Surrealism 548Modernism in American Painting 552Pablo Picasso, Guernica 556Sculpture of the 1930s and 1940s 558International Style Architecture 562 13. Art from 1950 to 1999 565 The 1950s 566The 1960s 576The 1970s 580The 1980s 586The 1990s 596 14. Art in the New Millennium 607 Art in the New Millennium 608 World Map 622Glossary 623Bibliography 631Index 634Picture Credits 651Text Credits 655Acknowledgements 655 Maps Prehistoric Europe and Africa 24The Ancient Near East 41Ancient Egypt 44Ancient Greece 73Ancient Asia 111Ancient Italy 114Mesoamerica 138The Near East 153Asia 161Medieval Europe 163Japan 21914th-century Europe 223Africa 24515th-century Europe 25316th-century Europe 30017th-century Europe 34918th-century Europe 39719th-century Europe 42819th-century United States and Canada 45420th-century Europe 49920th-century United States 501Sub-Saharan West Africa 511World 622
