Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 527-529) and index.
Table of Contents
Introduction -- What is art? -- Themes and purposes of art -- The vocabulary of art -- The visual elements -- Principles of design in art -- Two-dimensional media -- Drawing -- Painting -- Prints -- The camera arts: photography, film and video -- Graphic design -- Three-dimensional media -- Sculpture -- Crafts -- Architecture -- Arts in time -- The Ancient World -- Christian art in Europe -- The Renaissance -- The 17th and 18th Centuries -- The Modern World: 1800-1945 -- Art since 1945 -- Art around the world -- Maps.