Arta in istoria umanitatii

by Mary Hollingsworth

Arta in istoria umanitatii sau, altfel spus, o istorie a artei universale, sintetica, dar totodata exhaustiva, descrie nasterea si evolutia experientelor figurative si arhitectonice din intreaga lume si din toate timpurile. Este un mozaic de mari dimensiuni pe care cititorul il poate descoperi intr-o continua intrepatrundere cu istoria umanitatii: de la arta primitiva din pestera Lascaux pana la tablourile lui Picasso, de la piramidele din Egiptul antic la moscheile lumii islamice, de la catedralele gotice la portelanurile chinezesti. Volumul prezinta peste 1 300 de fotografii color si desene, precum si harti, tabele sinoptice, un glosar si un indice general care, impreuna cu textul lucrarii, ofera cititorului toate elementele pentru a putea intelege si aprofunda motivatiile si mijloacele de care se slujeste istoria artei.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Art

512 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Mary Hollingsworth is a scholar of the Italian Renaissance, and author of The Cardinal's Hat, The Borgias: History's Most Notorious Dynasty and Patronage in Renaissance Italy: From 1400 to the Early Sixteenth Century.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 1 out of 5]

As an art historian, I found this book to be abjectly terrible. It is disorganised and oversimplified, filled with historical inaccuracies and antiquated interpretations. In fact, some of the assertions are absurd. Apparently, Greece is the centre of the universe in antiquity, even though half of the categories of Greek Art are missing. This is merely one instance of the haphazard and biased approach contained in this book. The author harps incessantly on money, wealth, luxury and elitism, at the expense of any proper discourse. If you are interested in Art History, there are many better alternatives to this text.

[Oceana2602 · Rating 3 out of 5]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, I had the brilliant idea to study art. My parents in all their subtelty, fully supported this idea. For example by giving my this book about the history of art. And by taking me to museums. And paying for art classes. And by subtly telling me that it might be a better idea to become a lawyer, because all artists starve to death.

I just hope that if I ever have kids they'll be as easy to influence as I was. Or wait, maybe I should hope they AREN'T as easy to influence as I was. I don't know yet.