The 16th revised and updated edition of this introduction to art, from the earliest cave paintings to experimental art. New artists have been incorporated such as Corot, Kollwitz and Nolde, and six fold-outs present large-scale works such as Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece.

From our paleolithic past, every continent and culture is covered in an articulate and well-balanced discussion, in this art historical tour de force. 1458 images, together with numerous maps and architectural plans, have been chosen to represent significant chronological, regional and individual styles of artistic expression.

Helps readers trace the development of Greek art in the immensely creative period from the eighth to the fourth century BC - the period between the composition of the Homeric poems and the conquests of Alexander the Great.

In the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series, a look at innovative and avant-garde sculpture in relation to contemporary events, festivals, commissions and the changing functions of museums. Explores Anti-form, minimalism, Earth Art, Performance Art and other forms, presenting a holistic picture of post-war sculpture which will stimulate future debate.

Traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the dramatic impact of computer-aided design on architectural practice at the beginning of the 21st century. This illustrated fourth edition emphasizes the vitality of the classical language of architecture.

A companion volume to Art in Modern Culture , this book introduces a selection of key texts from the Renaissance to the present day, exemplifying the wide variety of methods and approaches used by art historians. Included are texts by Gombrich, Vasari, Wolfflin and Pollack.

Art Nouveau, whose emergence at the same time as cinema was no mere coincidence. This title deals with this reform movement of the turn of the century as an artistic event, also covering economic and political interests which inspired, supported, and handicapped it.

Defines and explains various concepts regarding the painter's intentions in order to provide a basis for understanding of a work of art.

Suggests a theory of art, tests against the French and German avant-garde movements of the twenties, and discusses hermeneutics, ideology, aesthetic categories, and the autonomy of art.

James Elkins offers a road map through the field of visual studies, describing its major concerns and its principal theoretical sources.

Why did renowned Dutch graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher create the pictures? How did he construct them? And how are the various images Escher created interrelated? This book, including biographical data, illustrations, and explications of mathematical problems, offers answers to these and other questions.

Contains thirty-six original essays by the celebrated Viennese architect, Adolf Loos (1870-1933). Most deal with questions of design in a wide range of areas, from architecture and furniture, to clothes and jewellery, pottery, plumbing, and printing; others are polemics on craft education and training, and on design in general. Loos, the great cultural reformer and moralist in the history of ...

This is a pocket-sized A-Z guide to 500 great painters and sculptors from medieval to modern times. Each artist is represented by a full-page colour plate of typical work, accompanied by information on each image and its creator. Artists, styles and subject matter are cross referenced.