Gardner's Art through the Ages

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ISBN: 9781285754994

A Global History

by Fred S. Kleiner, Craig Wright

15th Edition

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Print ISBN	9781285754994
eText ISBN	9798214344454
Publisher	Cengage Learning
Publishing Year	2016
Edition	15th Edition
Language	English

Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History, 15th Edition, is a general art history textbook designed to support students and instructors in introductory survey courses. The volume establishes structural methods for examining global visual art and architecture across historic eras.

The chronological narrative spans prehistoric times through contemporary art worldwide. Early chapters examine art in the Stone Age, ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and the Islamic world. Regional sequences detail European art movements covering Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Modernism, and Postmodernism, accompanied by focused coverage of South and Southeast Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Native American cultures, Africa, and Oceania.

This edition published by Cengage Learning incorporates nearly 200 new images to illustrate historical developments. The text offers structured guidance for undergraduate learners entering the discipline.

Chapter Introduction: What Is Art History?
- • Art History in the 21st Century
- • Different Ways of Seeing
Chapter 1: Art in the Stone Age
Chapter 2: Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia
Chapter 3: Egypt from Narmer to Cleopatra
Chapter 4: The Prehistoric Aegean
Chapter 5: Ancient Greece
Chapter 6: The Etruscans
Chapter 7: The Roman Empire
Chapter 8: Late Antiquity
Chapter 9: Byzantium
Chapter 10: The Islamic World
Chapter 11: Early Medieval Europe
Chapter 12: Romanesque Europe
Chapter 13: Gothic Europe
Chapter 14: Late Medieval Italy
Chapter 15: South and Southeast Asia before 1200
Chapter 16: China and Korea to 1279
Chapter 17: Japan before 1333
Chapter 18: Native American Cultures before 1300
Chapter 19: Africa before 1800
Chapter 20: Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe
Chapter 21: The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy
Chapter 22: Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy
Chapter 23: High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain
Chapter 24: The Baroque in Italy and Spain
Chapter 25: The Baroque in Northern Europe
Chapter 26: Rococo to Neoclassicism: The 18th Century in Europe and America
Chapter 27: Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870
Chapter 28: Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900
Chapter 29: Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945
Chapter 30: Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980
Chapter 31: Contemporary Art Worldwide
Chapter 32: South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980
Chapter 33: China and Korea, 1279 to 1980
Chapter 34: Japan, 1333 to 1980
Chapter 35: Native American Cultures, 1300 to 1980
Chapter 36: Oceania before 1980
Chapter 37: Africa, 1800 to 1980