Janson's History of Art: The Western Tradition, Volume 2For courses in the History of Art. Completely rewritten and reorganized, this groundbreaking edition weaves together the most recent scholarship, the most current thinking in art history, and the most innovative digital art library.Experience the new Janson and re-experience the history of art. Long established as the classic and seminal introduction to art of the Western world, the Seventh Edition ofJanson's History of Artis groundbreaking. When Harry Abrams first published theHistory of Artin 1962, John F. Kennedy occupied the White House, and Andy Warhol was an emerging artist. Janson offered his readers a strong focus on Western art, an important consideration of technique and style, and a clear point of view.The History of Art, said Janson, was not just a stringing together of historically significant objects, but the writing of a story about their interconnections, a history of styles and of stylistic change. Janson's text focused on the visual and technical characteristics of the objects he discussed, often in extraordinarily eloquent language. Janson'sHistory of Arthelped to establish the canon of art history for many generations of scholars. The new Seventh Edition introduces the authorship of six distinguished specialists narrating the history of art for today's students. The contribution of multiple authors allows an expert's understanding to permeate each and every part of the text with a currency in art historical thinking and an enhanced discussion of context. The result is a complete rewriting and a weaving together of expert knowledge into a meaningful and powerful presentation of Western art. |
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Ceiling painting, too, became an important Baroque choice for a variety of
wealthy private patrons and for Church orders — to suggest their dynamic rule
over the heavens. Many artists produced illusionistic ceiling paintings that defied
space, ...
Ceiling painting, too, became an important Baroque choice for a variety of
wealthy private patrons and for Church orders — to suggest their dynamic rule
over the heavens. Many artists produced illusionistic ceiling paintings that defied
space, ...
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Set against this compelling backdrop, monarchs throughout Europe evoked the
age-old divine right of kings. They used art to convey the power and prestige of
the monarchy, and the royal courts of both France and England became the most
...
Set against this compelling backdrop, monarchs throughout Europe evoked the
age-old divine right of kings. They used art to convey the power and prestige of
the monarchy, and the royal courts of both France and England became the most
...
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With this confluence of people and ideas, cities became powerful centers for
social reform, especially supporting socialism and Marxism. Newspapers,
magazines, and books exposed the miserable living and working conditions of
the poor, ...
With this confluence of people and ideas, cities became powerful centers for
social reform, especially supporting socialism and Marxism. Newspapers,
magazines, and books exposed the miserable living and working conditions of
the poor, ...
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Contents
Table of Contents vii | 417 |
The Early Renaissance | 419 |
Faculty and Student Resources for Teaching | 423 |
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| Title | Janson's History of Art: The Western Tradition, Volume 2 Janson's History of Art: The Western Tradition, Penelope J. E. Davies |
| Authors | Penelope J. E. Davies, Walter B. Denny, Joseph Jacobs, Frima Fox Hofrichter |
| Edition | 7, illustrated |
| Publisher | Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 17 Nov 2009 |
| ISBN | 0131934724, 9780131934726 |
| Length | 648 pages |
| Subjects | › › Art / General Art / History / General Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / General |
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