Art History Revised Edition Volume One Author:Marilyn Stokstad Once in a generation a book will transform the way a whole field of knowledge is perceived and experienced. Marilyn Stokstad's "Art History" is that book for this generation. Still "new," it is recognized as THE survey of art from around the world. — Engaging, accessible, and even fun, this Revised Edition of "Art History" tells the many-sided st... more »ory of art -- among the oldest and most revealing of human activities. Starting with the earliest paintings and sculpture and continuing through today's wildly varied mediums, "Art History" talks to today's reader. It is a dynamic and endlessly rewarding one-book source of information and insight about art. Especially notable in this Revised Edition are the rewritten sections on European art from Renaissance through Rococo and the four thoroughly reworked chapters on Modernism.
891 illustrations, including 396 plates in full color; 16 maps and 16 timelines.« less