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History of art for young people / by H.W. Janson.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating N5300 .J33 1987
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Janson, H. W. (Horst Woldemar), 1913-1982, author.
- Janson, Anthony F., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art--History.
- Art.
- art history.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 472 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition / revised and expanded by Anthony F. Janson.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987.
- Summary:
- Surveys the history of art, including paintings, sculpture, architecture, and photography, from cave paintings to modern art.
- Contents:
- The magic art of cavemen and primitive people
- Art for the dead: Egypt
- Temples, palaces, citadels: the ancient Near East and the Aegean
- Greek art
- Etruscan art
- Roman art
- Early Christian and Byzantine art
- The earlier Middle Ages in the west
- Romanesque art
- Towns, cathedrals, Gothic art
- The "New Age"
- Late Gothic painting north of the Alps
- The early Renaissance in Italy
- The high Renaissance in Italy
- Mannerism and other trends
- The Renaissance in the north
- The Baroque in Italy, Flanders, and Spain
- The golden age of Dutch painting
- The age of Versailles
- Rococo
- Neoclassicism
- The Romantic movement
- Realism and impressionism
- Post-impressionism
- Art in our time
- Photography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0810910985
- 9780810910980
- OCLC:
- 13859878
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