Survey of Baroque and rococo art and architecture, ranges over all Europe and traces the origins and effects of the two--from the Counter-Reformation to Neoclassicism, Exoticism, and Art Nouveau.
Surveys the artistic achievements of the high Precolumbian civilizations, including the Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Aztec, and their lesser-known contemporaries, profiling their pyramids, palaces, jewlery, and sculptures.
Presents pieces by such African-American artists as Romare Bearden, Aaron Douglas, and Clementine Hunter, accompanied by artist biographies and thought-provoking questions designed to heighten children's appreciation of the works.
Traces the development of surrealism from its origins in the Dada anti-art revolt of 1916 to 1920 to the death of Andre Breton, one of the movement's key leaders, in 1966.
Provides a history of visual arts, beginning in 1945 with the late modern period, through globalization and the rise of new classicism in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century.
Describes and illustrates the art and architecture created in Crete, the Cycladic islands, and Mainland Greece during the Bronze Age, beginning shortly after 3000 B.C.
Chronicles the history of Islamic art and architecture and discusses how it has changed over the last 1,000 years, what techniques were used to create paintings, sculptures, buildings, and books, and other related topics.
Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Java, Bali
Rawson, Philip S
1990
Discusses the art of Southeast Asia, looking at the indigenous forms and influences from India and China, along with the history, tradition, social organization, and religious beliefs that affected these artistic expressions.
