A little history of art / Charlotte Mullins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mullins, Charlotte, author.

Series:

Little Histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--History.

Art.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2022]

Summary:

A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art's central role in culture today. "A fresh take on art history as we know it." (Katy Hessel, The Great Women Artists Podcast).

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle page

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

CHAPTER 1 First Marks

CHAPTER 2 The Story Unfolds

CHAPTER 3 The Illusion of Life

CHAPTER 4 Copycats

CHAPTER 5 Paths to the Afterlife

CHAPTER 6 Art Embraces Religion

CHAPTER 7 Storm Clouds Gather

CHAPTER 8 The Art of Propaganda

CHAPTER 9 Masons, Moai and Materials

CHAPTER 10 The Renaissance Begins

CHAPTER 11 Northern Lights

CHAPTER 12 A Matter of Perspective

CHAPTER 13 East Meets West

CHAPTER 14 The Return of Rome

CHAPTER 15 Fire and Brimstone

CHAPTER 16 Here Come the Barbarians

CHAPTER 17 The Reign in Spain

CHAPTER 18 The Theatre of Life

CHAPTER 19 New Ways of Seeing

CHAPTER 20 The Lie of the Land

CHAPTER 21 Still Life and Life Stilled

CHAPTER 22 Rococo Escapism and London Life

CHAPTER 23 The Royal Academy: Home and Away

CHAPTER 24 Liberty, Equality, Fraternity?

CHAPTER 25 Romanticism to Orientalism

CHAPTER 26 Reality Bites

CHAPTER 27 The Impressionists

CHAPTER 28 Artists Take a Stand

CHAPTER 29 The Post-Impressionists

CHAPTER 30 Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

CHAPTER 31 Ripping up the Rule Book

CHAPTER 32 Art Becomes Political

CHAPTER 33 Land of the Free?

CHAPTER 34 The Aftermath of War

CHAPTER 35 American Art Comes of Age

CHAPTER 36 Sculpture Breaks the Mould

CHAPTER 37 We Don't Need Another Hero

CHAPTER 38 A Postmodern World

CHAPTER 39 Go Large or Go Home

CHAPTER 40 Art as Resistance

Illustration Credits

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Mullins, Charlotte A Little History of Art

ISBN:

9780300265538

OCLC:

1309031139