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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.
Contributor:
Youth Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)
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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