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A concise introduction to the Western tradition in art.
Janson’s Basic History of Art provides readers with a beautifully illustrated and masterfully concise introduction to the Western tradition of art history. The text centers discussions around the object, its manufacture, and its visual character. It considers the contribution of the artist as an important part of the analysis.
This edition creates a narrative of how art has changed over time in the cultures that Europe has claimed as its patrimony and that Americans have claimed through their connection to Europe. Janson’s Basic History of Western Art continues to maintain separate chapters on the Northern European Renaissance, the Italian Renaissance, and the High Renaissance, with stylistic divisions for key periods of the modern era.
The 9th edition brings some exciting changes. For the first time, Janson’s Basic History of Western Art comes with MyArtsLab, which provides students with an interactive learning experience. Also, the text incorporates new learning objectives, graphics, and maps throughout. In response to reviewer’s requests, this new edition expands the coverage of Islamic art into its own chapter.
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Review
“The text presents the material in a very logical way, and the author presents material that can be difficult in a very engaging way. The illustrations are well-chosen, and the text is unlike others that are currently available.”
- Alyson Gill, Arkansas State University
“Thorough, clear, and beautiful image quality – gold standard of survey texts.”
- Kathryn Keller, The Art Institute of New York City
“A good, affordable, overview text for a basic art history survey course.”
- Cory Peeke, Eastern Oregon University
“A strong text with great illustrations. Straight and to the point.”
- Donald Royal,Warner University
“It is well-written, comprehensive, beautifully illustrated and very accessible to community college students.”
- Elizabeth Tebow, Northern Virginia Community College
Synopsis
For undergraduate one-semester courses in Art History or Art Appreciation
About the Author
Penelope J. E. Davies is Associate Professor at the University of Texas, Austin. She is a scholar of Greek and Roman art and architecture as well as a field archaeologist. She is author of Death and the Emperor: Roman Imperial Funerary Monuments from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius, winner of the Vasari Award.
Walter B. Denny is a Professor of Art History at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In addition to exhibition catalogues, his publications include books on Ottoman Turkish carpets, textiles, and ceramics, and articles on miniature painting, architecture and architectural decoration.
Frima Fox Hofrichter is Professor and former Chair of the History of Art and Design department at Pratt Institute. She is author of Judith Leyster, A Dutch Artist in Holland’s Golden Age, which received CAA’s Millard Meiss Publication Fund Award.
Joseph Jacobs is an independent scholar, critic, and art historian of modern art in New York City. He was the curator of modern art at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, director of the Oklahoma City Art Museum, and curator of American art at The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey.
David L. Simon is Jetté Professor of Art at Colby College, where he received the Basset Teaching Award in 2005. Among his publications is the catalogue of Spanish and southern French Romanesque sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cloisters.
Ann M. Roberts, Professor of Art at Lake Forest College has published essays, articles and reviews on both Northern and Italian Renaissance topics. Her research focuses on women in the Renaissance, and her most recent publication is entitled Dominican Women and Renaissance Art:The Convent of San Domenico of Pisa.
H. W. Janson was a legendary name in art history. During his long career as a teacher and scholar, he helped define the discipline through his impressive books and other publications.
Anthony F. Janson forged a distinguished career as a professor, scholar, museum professional and writer. From the time of his father’s death in 1982 until 2004, he authored History of Art.
Table of Contents
PART 1: THE ANCIENT WORLD
Chapter 1. Prehistoric Art
Chapter 2. Ancient Near Eastern Art
Chapter 3. Egyptian Art
Chapter 4. Aegean Art
Chapter 5. Greek Art
Chapter 6. Etruscan Art
Chapter 7. Roman Art
PART 2: THE MIDDLE AGES
Chapter 8. Jewish, Early Christian, and Byzantine Art
Chapter 9. Islamic Art
Chapter 10. Early Medieval Art
Chapter 11. Romanesque Art
Chapter 12. Gothic Art
PART 3: THE RENAISSANCE THROUGH THE ROCOCO: EARLY MODERN EUROPE
Chapter 13. Art in Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-Century Italy
Chapter 14. Artistic Innovations in Fifteenth-Century Northern Europe
Chapter 15. The Early Renaissance in Fifteenth-Century Italy
Chapter 16. The High Renaissance in Italy, 1495–1520
Chapter 17. The Late Renaissance and Mannerism in Sixteenth-Century Italy
Chapter 18. Renaissance and Reformation throughout Sixteenth-Century Europe
Chapter 19. The Baroque in Italy and Spain
Chapter 20. The Baroque in the Netherlands
Chapter 21. The Baroque in France and England
Chapter 22. The Rococo
PART 4: THE MODERN WORLD
Chapter 23. Art in the Age of the Enlightenment, 1750–1789
Chapter 24. Art in the Age of Romanticism, 1789–1848
Chapter 25. The Age of Positivism: Realism, Impressionism, and the Pre-Raphaelites, 1848–1885
Chapter 26. Progress and Its Discontents: Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, and Art Nouveau, 1880–1905
Chapter 27. Toward Abstraction: The Modernist Revolution, 1905–1914
Chapter 28. Art Between the Wars
Chapter 29. Postwar to Postmodern, 1945–1980
Chapter 30. The Postmodern Era: Art Since 1980
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