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A little history of art
Author
Title
A little history of art / Charlotte Mullins.
ISBN
0300265530
9780300265538
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022]
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Summary
A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art's central role in culture today. ""A fresh take on art history as we know it."" (Katy Hessel, The Great Women Artists Podcast).
Variant and related titles
EBSCOhost eBook collection, Yale University Press.
Other formats
Print version: Mullins, Charlotte. A Little History of Art. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2022
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 08, 2022
Series
Little Histories
Contents
First marks
The story unfolds
The illusion of life
Copycats
Paths to the afterlife
Art embraces religion
Storm clouds gather
The art of propaganda
Masons, Moai and materials
The Renaissance begins
Northern lights
A matter of perspective
East meets West
The return of Rome
Fire and brimstone
Here come the Barbarians
The reign in Spain
The theatre of life
New ways of seeing
The lie of the land
Still life and life stilled
Rococo escapism and London life
The Royal Academy: home and away
Liberty, equality, fraternity?
Romanticism to Orientalism
Reality bites
The Impressionists
Artists take a stand
The Post-Impressionists
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Ripping up the rule book
Art becomes political
Land of the free?
The aftermath of war
American art comes of age
Sculpture breaks the mould
We don't need another hero
A postmodern world
Go large or go home
Art as resistance.
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