Art in World History

by MARY HOLLINGSWORTH - PROL. DE GIULIO CARLO ARGAN

Offers a perspective on the artistic and architectural expressions of cultures across the world and throughout time. From the cave paintings of Lascaux to Picasso, from the pyramids of ancient Egypt to Chinese terracotta, this book demonstrates how human perceptions of art and space have evolved with the ages.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Art

512 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

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.