A History of ArtHistory of art. Reference-introduction to classic masterpieces. Painters, sculptors, artists. History in chronological order. |
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Contents
STEPPE ART | 229 |
CHINESE AND KOREAN ART Chinese Bronzes Gallery Study 3001 Sung Ceramics Gallery Study 3 101 I | 295 |
ANGLOSAXON ART The Winchester Style Gallery Study 4101 1 | 410 |
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4th century BC 5th century achieved animals antique architecture artists Baroque became British Museum bronze Bronze Age Buddhist buildings Byzantine Byzantine art carved Cathedral central century BC Chinese Christian church Classical color composition contemporary court craftsmen culture decoration depicted dynasty early east Egbert Codex Egyptian Emperor Etruscan Europe example figures figurines find fine finest finished first flourished flowers fresco Gallery gold Gothic Gothic art Greek head height important Indian influence inscriptions International Gothic Islamic Italian Italy ivory king landscape late later London Mannerist manuscript masks monumental mosaic mosque motifs Mughal Mycenaean National Museum northern official original ornaments painters painting palace panels Paris patterns period Persian portrait pottery probably produced reflect relief religious Renaissance Rococo Roman Romanesque Romanesque art Rome royal scenes sculpture significance statues stone style surviving symbolic technique temple tion tomb tradition vases walls
Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of Art |
| Author | Lawrence Gowing |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Borders Press, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0681889527, 9780681889521 |
| Length | 992 pages |
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