Art: A World History

by Elke Linda Buchholz, Karoline Hille, Susanne Kaeppele

From cave paintings and computer art to classical temples and postmodern office buildings, a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to art and architecture from around the world features accounts of different periods of world art, with timelines to assist in comprehending various styles, techniques, and forms. Reprint.

Genres: Art, Art History, Nonfiction, History, Reference, Banned Books, Historical

720 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[P.E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

A dazzling panorama of painting from prehistory to the eve of the 21th century.
This introduction is as clear and reader-friendly as it can get.



- Moonlit Landscape with Bridge - Aernout van der Neer



- The Bean King - Jacob Jordaens



- The Night Watch - Rembrandt



- Demon (Sitting) - Mikhail Vrubel


1. From Prehistory to the Age of Empires
2. Antiquity
3. Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
4. Renaissance
5. Baroque
6. The 18th Century
7. The 19th and early 20th Centuries
8. The first half of the 20th Century
9. Art after WW2 (and Contemporary Art in the beginning of the 21th Century)


Read in the French France Loisirs pocket edition (2008).

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Un tour de piste de l'histoire de la peinture, de la préhistoire à la première décennie du 21ème siècle. Lisible et agréable à la lecture.



- Paysage éclairé par la lune avec pont - Aernout van der Neer



- The Bean King (Le roi boit)- Jacob Jordaens



- La compagnie de Frans Banninck Cocq (Cock) et Willem van Ruytenburgh - Rembrandt



- Démon (assis)- Mikhaïl Vroubel


1. De la préhistoire aux premiers empires
2. L'antiquité
3. L'antiquité tardive et le Moyen-Âge
4. La Renaissance
5. Le baroque
6. Le XVIIIe siècle
7. Le XIXe siècle et le début du XXe siècle
8. Le XXe siècle jusqu'en 1950
9. L'art d'après-guerre (et l'art contemporain du début du XXIe siècle)


Lu dans l'édition de poche de France Loisirs (2008)

[Francesco Bernardoni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Molto interessante, seppur non approfondito per esigenze editoriali. Ottima guida per avere un'idea generale su tantissime opere d'arte e sull'evoluzione dell'arte dall'inizio dei tempi.

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is small, so it's hard to appreciate the full scope of the art images. It does provide a lot of pertinent information on artists, time periods, and the art itself. Wonderful art history guide.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this book we have a survey of all art periods, beginning with cavemen and ending in the 20th century. The book covers the periods in details, with the Renaissance on receiving special treatment in the form of individualized artist pages. Each artist's page details their most well known works and explains a history of the artist's life. The book is one that is probably not meant to be read cover to cover but it is a well designed book,

[Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this book more than ANY other book in existence. Now as an ART teacher in my adulthood even more. It helped me study for college. Kept my prompt and up to date on the masters and has helped my friends pass exams. Everything you need to know is in this book. Enjoy it.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Authors’ selected pieces reflect an astonishing range of boob physics comprehension by varying artists. (The female form remains incontrovertibly beautiful.)

[Broni Roskova · Rating 1 out of 5]

no wonder some people think there is only 5 countries on the planet. I couldn't believe what I saw in this book.

[Maxwell Reber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Art A World History is a great, and informational book about the different and many time periods of art in the world. The book covers a vast amount of art periods in time, and describes the motive, and thought process of a lot of famous artists, and I think my favorite era of art is 20th century art, especially Picasso and Salvador Dali. Picasso loved distorting the figure, which showed how complex his mind and creativity was towards his work. "He shattered the human form and deformed its body, captured it in flat surfaces or rounded it out, flooded it with color or withdrew the color entirely." This quote really shows how advanced Picasso's mind was when it came to creating art, which is why he is still to this day one of the most well known artists. Another artist that sticks out and has an advanced and extremely creative mind, is Salvador Dali. Salvador Dali was a surrealist painter, surrealism is also sometimes described as painting dreams, or distorting every day things to break the shackles that hold back creativity. "Dali used the paranoid-critical transformation method- which created optical illusions in combination with his hyper-realistic style". This really shows Salvador Dali's style, and how complex his mind is and how he converts his creative thoughts onto a painting. In conclusion, this book is very well written, and showcases many famous artists and eras of art in a positive way.

[Ebookwormy1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is perfect for our elementary studies in art. It is especially precious for classical educators because it presents the history of art in CHRONOLOGICAL order. It's fantastic to be able to flip through and talk about how the art flows with history and see 'where we are at'.

Do not let the grandiose title "A World History" fool you, this is a European treatment of art. There are sections of pre-history and antiquity, with single chapters on Islamic and Chinese Art, but you will not find anything on South American or African artistic impression.

A small format hard cover book, it measures 6.5 inches by 5 inches in size. While it is true that some of the illustrations are small, the size is perfect for little hands. The durable hard cover encourages me that it will last and the weight of the book is a thing of significance to the littles. But to call it "pocket-size" as if you carry bricks in your pocket is perhaps a little magic marketing.

Educators should be advised that while it works so well for us, the text is not targeted to children. You will need to figure out how you want to handle nudes (in sculpture such as Michelangelo's "David" and painting, such as Renoirs "Nude in the Sunlight") and the violence depicted in some works (for example "The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus" by Rubens).

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

an excellent pick-up when you have 10 minutes book you can read from cover to cover. i did. fascinating stuff, great pictures, a tiny collection of the world's greatest art, artists, and art movements, ordered chronologically and thematically. but touched just the right notes of smart, concise, and pretty.

[Lizzie]

My birthday present last year. I love it and am taking my time through it. Will compare to Jansen's Short History of Art and Sister Wendy when I am done with them all.

[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable and interesting book, but the pages are small, and so the photos of the art works are small, and I found it hard to appreciate them as much as I wanted to.

[Guido Wladimir]

me parece interesante