Art History

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Pearson Education, 2008 - Art - 1256 pages
This renowned textbook offers thorough coverage of all the visual arts from all parts of the world in a narrative that provides a rich contextual backgroundsocial, cultural, historical, religious, geographical, and political. This book has more than 1400 photographs and hundreds of line drawings, diagrams, and full-color maps. The text features art from the following time periods and places: prehistoric art in Europe; ancient art of the Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, and Greece; Roman and Etruscan art; Jewish, early Christian, Japan, and the Americas; medieval art in Europe; Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance art; Baroque art; art of the Pacific cultures; the rise of modern art; and the international Avant-Garde since 1945. Beginning student will appreciate the text's visual appeal, readable writing style, and helpful instructional features, such as the Starter Kit at the beginning of the book. Instructors will appreciate the inclusion of artists in all media, with women artists and artists of color fully represented. - Publisher.

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PREFACE
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IN PERSPECTIVE
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About the author (2008)

Marilyn Stokstad was born in Lansing, Michigan on February 16, 1929. She received an MA from Michigan State University and a Ph.D from the University of Michigan. She taught art history at Kansas University from 1958 until her retirement in 2002. She wrote several textbooks including Art History and Medieval Art. She died on March 4, 2016 at the age of 87.

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