Laurie Schneider Adams,
John Jay College, City University of New York
ISBN: 0073379220 Copyright year: 2011
Feature Summary
Large-format illustrations, often with multiple views (for sculpture) and details (for painting) enhance students' appreciation and understanding of art.
An introductory chapter, "Why Do We Study Art?" explains many of the interpretive methodologies used to describe and understand works of art.
Context essays and technique commentaries help students interpret artworks by offering cultural and historical background, and by explaining media and techniques. Examples include a discussion of mosaic technique; the principal gods of Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and Greece; the primary events in the life of Christ; literary excerpts from classics such as The Aeneid, Beowulf, and The Divine Comedy.
"Beyond the West" essays: Five brief essays introduce students to world art beyond the Western canon. These essays are incorporated at points of cross-cultural contact (Africa and the European avant-garde, or Japan and the Impressionists).
"Connections" features show how a particular work of art was influenced by or otherwise relates to an earlier work of art.
World Views: Topics in Non-Western Art expands the text's appeal for those looking for a more global presentation. World Views contains eleven chapters, each covering a distinct area of non-Western Art, in a lavishly illustrated, large-trim size text that can be packaged with A History of Western Art.
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