Книга: Art History (Finlay John); Arcturus, 2020

A perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike, A Degree in a Book: Art History provides you with a fascinating overview of the concepts and major art periods that you need to know about to understand how art has developed over the millennia.

Filled with beautiful images by prominent artists as welt as helpful diagrams and suggestions for further reading, this book looks at the evolution of art theory and the key changes in styles. Beginning with the earliest forms of art in the Paleolithic era, it acknowledges the impact of the Italian Renaissance, the social status of Dutch art in the seventeenth century and the radical stylistic changes of various movements in twentieth-century modern art.