Art Year by Year: A Visual History, From Cave Paintings to Street Art

by D.K. Publishing

Travel through time to discover the paintings, sculptures, and decorative objects that enrich our world.

Are you seeking a lavishly illustrated timeline that showcases a glorious gallery of art from all around the world? Then Art Year By Year may be the book for you!

Over 500 images of art movements such as the Renaissance, Neoclassicism, Impressionism, and Pop Art are explored and explained, accompanied by striking visual detail that truly brings the artwork to life. Further featuring biographies of the key figures behind some of the world's best-known artworks, from Botticelli and Hiroshige to Goncharova and Morisot, Art Year By Year has something for everyone to admire.

With passion in every page, you can

- Feature panels discussing artists, art movements, and techniques
- Specific works of art analyzed, with details pulled out and explained
- Pages that explore a single theme through time and across different cultures
- Inspiring quotes from artists add insight

With every story plotted on a timeline, the pages give a snapshot of each era, and reveal the influences and connections behind the artworks and artistic movements that have reflected our world. With more than 500 images of paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculptures, Art Year by Year is the ultimate visual guide to the history of art, century by century, year by year!

A must-have art book for children and adults alike who are curious about art, whether you're an educator, an art enthusiast, or a lover of creativity seeking to explore some of the greatest known artworks throughout history, Art Year By Year is sure to delight.

Genres: Art, History, Nonfiction

194 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 15, 2022

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

So much so wondrous. I won't be reading every word. But already, though I'm still in 'era by era' and BCE, I'm seeing some very special works that should be more widely known. Please at least search online for the sculpture "Lady of Elche" and note her expression, mysterious & akin to Mona Lisa. Also for the "Alexander Mosaic" from Pompeii, especially for the artistry of the panicked horses, and the dying soldier seeing his own reflection in his shield.
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Ok, done. The title misled me. I expected something other than just a general history of art. It's not. But it is richer, more thorough, than many texts on the subject. It's definitely DK: not a lot in depth, but very broad. In this case that means that there are relatively a lot of women, indigenous, self-taught, and other non-traditional artists and craftspersons.

So, I do have a lot of bookdarts.

Roger Shimomura: "Shimomura Crossing the Delaware"

Editors suggest that the secret of the Mona Lisa's smile is that Da Vinci probably paid for entertainers to amuse her during sittings.

Name of woman painter I do not recognize, Sofonisba Anguissola, also reveals a tool I did not know about, the clever device that is a maulstick.

I want to learn more of the *Netherlandish Proverbs* in Bruegel the Elder's funny village scene. When I have about 17 minutes I'll watch this (the beginning shows it to be exactly what I want): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tboRw...

Lavinia Fontana was another woman I haven't learned (enough?) about. She had 11 children and a husband who helped care for them! And the work shown here is impressive, too.

Mary Peale, in the late 1600s, was experimental. Look her up.

Instead of acanthus leaves on the top of the US Capitol columns, there are ears of American corn.

My very favorite work is a little dancing figure from a Han Dynasty tomb. I would buy a reproduction in a heartbeat.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
Rustic Dancer
China
Eastern Han dynasty (25–220)

I want to see more works by Henry Farrer than the winter landscape included here.
Also Ford Madox Brown rings a bell but I want to see more.

I recommend this if your library has it. Even if you just page through and read only the captions for the works that intrigue. Definitely not just for children. (My little local had it shelved in YA.)

[RumBelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beginning in 70,000 BC and going up to the modern era, this book explores art through time. Each era shows off the art styles, and artists that made it famous with vibrant examples of the art being discussed. In between the chronological exploration are side topics, such as animals in art. They take up a two page spread and talk about examples from throughout time.

What I love is that this book highlights well known artists, as well as those that are not as well known. It is balanced in it's portrayal and also showcases women and artist of color. The techniques, movements and artists of each era are discussed, as is the history behind the works and the artists themselves.

The examples are beautiful. Bold, vibrant images showcase the paintings, sculptures, jewelry posters and many other types of art being talked about. They showcase what the book is describing quite well. If you enjoy art or history this is a wonderful book.

[Janet · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yes, I looked through every page and while it does cover art over many thousands of years and cultures.
The pages are very busy and somewhat distracting which made the information less accessible to me.
Think it is more appealing to adults than most children.

[H · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a half bad book. It includes art from the entire world and not just Eurocentric images.

[kristi · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved this!(but I love all coffee table art books and dk books so I might be biased). inspired me to do more research on several of topics/art pieces mentioned.