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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Page 515
15.10) shows us that the porch has two barrel vaults, which help to support a
small dome, an arrangement that echoes the interior. But the porch blocks light
from entering the four windows that Brunelleschi designed for the entry wall of the
...
15.10) shows us that the porch has two barrel vaults, which help to support a
small dome, an arrangement that echoes the interior. But the porch blocks light
from entering the four windows that Brunelleschi designed for the entry wall of the
...
Page 768
Designers also collaborated with architects, who became more involved in
interior decoration. Along with sculptors, who often created the architectural
ornamentation, and painters, whose works were inserted over doors, architects
helped to ...
Designers also collaborated with architects, who became more involved in
interior decoration. Along with sculptors, who often created the architectural
ornamentation, and painters, whose works were inserted over doors, architects
helped to ...
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Compared with dark, ponderous Victorian interiors, the buoyant naturalism of Art
Nouveau was a breath of fresh air, exuding youth, liberation, and modernity. It
shared with Symbolism the element of fantasy, in this case a biomorphic fantasy,
...
Compared with dark, ponderous Victorian interiors, the buoyant naturalism of Art
Nouveau was a breath of fresh air, exuding youth, liberation, and modernity. It
shared with Symbolism the element of fantasy, in this case a biomorphic fantasy,
...
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Contents
Table of Contents vii | 417 |
The Early Renaissance | 419 |
Faculty and Student Resources for Teaching | 423 |
Copyright | |
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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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