Gardner's Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume I

by Fred S. Kleiner

Experience the wonders of human creativity in GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE, VOLUME I, 16th Edition! A grand tour of the world's most celebrated works of Western Civilization from the Stone Age to the modern era, this introductory text has been a classroom favorite for 85 years. Every chapter includes rich and compelling discussions of pivotal art works, periods and geographies in art history, as well as new artists and art forms. The bold illustrations on the pages look almost as good as the real thing, especially when you use the unique Scale feature to imagine a work's stature from the artist's point of view. And to keep your course success in focus, the text offers Quick Review Captions and Big Picture Overviews, as well as an optional ebook that enables you to zoom in on fine details of paintings, sculptures, and priceless art forms of all kinds.

Genres: Art, Art History

496 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Kandace · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great companion to my art history class - the images were nice, the writing was clear. I would have enjoyed more flourish to the writing but I took what I needed from the text. Cohesively organized by geography and then chronologically. A good resource I will continue to visit.

[janeen · Rating 1 out of 5]

i feel bad for anyone in a wack ass art history class

I haven’t finished this book yet and I absolutely hate that im required to, I start yawning 5 sentences in because I cant stand it.

[Edward Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read as part of a class on Mediterranean Archaeology Class. Book was a nice complimentary add on to the lectures and museum visits.

[Hana Cohen]

text book i had for HISTORY OF WESTERN ART I

[zelfvoldaantje · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three stars for all of the amazing things I’ve learned whilst reading this boom for my education

But…. The lay out could be better

[A. R. C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

the odd paragraphs and small text are not great for people who have dyslexia. Really confusing to learn from also...