Art History: A Very Short Introduction

Autorentext
Dana Arnold is Professor in Art History at the University of East Anglia, UK. She has published extensively on art and architectural history, especially in relation to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Her work has been published into many languages and enjoys a world-wide following.

Klappentext

Art history encompasses the study of the history and development of painting, sculpture and the other visual arts. Here, Dana Arnold introduces the issues, debates, and artefacts that make up the discipline. She explores how we write, present, read, and look at art, and the impact this has on our understanding of art history.

Inhalt

Acknowledgements; Preface; List of illustrations; 1 What is art history?; 2 Writing art history; 3 A global art history?; 4 Presenting art history; 5 Thinking about art history; 6 Reading art; 7 Looking at art; References; Further information; Glossary; Index