The Oxford History of Western Art (División Academic)

The Oxford History of Western Art is an innovative and challenging reappraisal of how the history of art can be presented and understood. Through a carefully devised modular structure, readers are given insights not only into how and why works of art were created, but also how works in different media relate to each other across time. Here--uniquely--is not the simple, linear "story" of art, but a rich series of stories, told from varying viewpoints. Carefully selected groupings of pictures give readers a sense of the visual "texture" of the various periods and episodes covered. The 167 illustration groups, supported by explanatory text and picture captions, create a sequence of "visual tours"--not merely a procession of individually "great" works viewed in isolation, but juxtapositions of significant images that powerfully convey a sense of the visual environments in which works of art need to be viewed in order to be understood and appreciated. The aim throughout is to make the shape and nature of these visual presentations a stimulating and rewarding experience, allowing readers to become active participants in the process of interpretation and synthesis. Another key feature of the narrative is the re-definition of traditional period boundaries. Rather than relying on conventional labels such as Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque, the book establishes five major phases of significant historical change that unlock longer and more meaningful continuities. This new framework shows how the major religious and secular functions of art have been forged, sustained, transformed, revived, and revolutionized over the ages; how the institutions of Church and State have consistently aspired to make art in their own image; and how the rise of art history itself has come to provide the dominant conceptual framework within which artists create, patrons patronize, collectors collect, galleries exhibit, dealers deal, and art historians write. Though the coverage of topics focuses on European notions of art and their transplantation and transformation in North America, space is also given to cross-fertilizations with other traditions---including the art of Latin America, the Soviet Union, India, Africa (and Afro-Caribbean), Australia, and Canada. Written by a team of 50 specialist authors working under the direction of renowned art historian Martin Kemp, The Oxford History of Western Art is a vibrant, vigorous, and revolutionary account of Western art serving both as an inspirational introduction for the general reader and an authoritative source of reference and guidance for students. Positions Works Of Art In Illustration Groups To Create A Visual Environment And Historical Context To Enhance Understanding And Appreciation. Pt. 1. The Foundations : Greece And Rome, C.600 Bc-ad 410. Greek Sculpture / Andrew Stewart -- Greek Pictorial Arts / Stella G. Miller -- Greek Art Beyond Greece / Nigel Spivey -- Roman Sculpture / Katherine Welch -- Roman Painting And Mosaics / Stella G. Miller -- Theory And Criticism / R.r.r. Smith -- Ancient Paradigms From Augustus To Mussolini / Christopher H. Hallett -- Pt. 2. Church And State : The Establishing Of European Visual Culture, 410-1527. Early Christian Art / John Richards -- Illuminated Manuscripts / John Lowden, Martin Kauffmann -- Ars Sacra To C.1200 / T.a. Heslop -- Monumental Sculpture To C.1300 / Kathleen Lane -- Stained Glass / Sarah Brown -- Painting In The Middle Ages / Robert Gibbs -- The Altarpiece / Louise Bourdua -- Ars Sacra, C.1200-1527 / Andrew Spira -- Monumental Sculpture, C.1300-1537 / Francis Ames-lewis -- The New Painting : Italy And The North / John Richards, Martin Kemp -- Domestic Arts / Beth L. Holman -- The Print / Patricia A. Emison -- Pt. 3. The Art Of Nations : European Visual Regimes, 1527-1770. The International Style / Robert Williams -- Forms In Space, 1527-c.1600 / Charles Avery -- Forms In Space, C.1600-c.1700 / Carole Paul -- Free-standing Sculpture, C.1600-c.1700 / Christopher Baker -- The Picture : Italy And France / Pauline Maguire -- The Picture : Spain / Helena Cienchanowska, Peter Cherry -- The Picture : Dutch And Flemish / Walter Liedtke -- The Picture : England / Ilaria Bignamini -- The Print / Linda C. Hults -- The Interior / Maurice Howard --forms In Spain, C.1700-1770 / Malcolm Baker -- Academies, Theories And Critics / Karen-edis Barzman -- The International Diaspora / Tania Costa Tribe -- Pt. 4. The Era Of Revolution, 1770-1914. Pictures And Publics / John Goodman -- Sculptures And Publics / Alison W. Yarrington, Philip Ward-jackson, Malcolm Baker -- The Print / Linda C. Hults -- Photography / Ian Jeffrey -- Design And Industry / Charlotte Benton -- The Rise Of Art History / Paul Crowther -- Art Criticism And Aesthetic Ideals / Carol M. Armstrong -- Art Museums And Galleries / Carol Duncan -- Pt. 5. Modernism And After, 1914-2000. The International Style / Mike O'mahony -- Alternative Media / Kenneth G. Hay -- Photography / Ian Jeffrey -- Alternative Centres : The Soviet Union / David Jackson -- Alternative Centres : Latin America / Tania Costa Trive -- Alternative Centres : India / Clare Harris -- Alternative Centres : African And Afro-caribbean / Petrine Archer-straw, Salah M. Hassan -- Alternative Centres : Canada And Australia / Kyla C. Gutsche, Rebecca Hossack -- Postmodernism ; Art History / Paul Crowther -- Critics And Criticism / Malcolm Gee -- Art Museums And Galleries / Brandon Taylor. Edited By Martin Kemp. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 540-547) And Index. COVER Contents Advisory Panel The Contributors Preface Introduction Part 1 The Foundations: Greece and Rome c.600 BC-AD 410 Greek Sculpture Greek Pictorial Arts Greek Art Beyond Greece Roman Sculpture Roman Painting and Mosaics Theory and Criticism Ancient Paradigms from Augustus to Mussolini Part 2 Church and State: The Establishing of European Visual Culture 410-1527 Early Christian Art Illuminated Manuscripts Ars Sacra to c.1200 Monumental Sculpture to c.1300 Stained Glass Painting in the Middle Ages The Altarpiece Ars Sacra c.1200-1527 Monumental Sculpture c.1300-1527 The New Painting: Italy and the North Domestic Arts The Print Part 3 The Art of Nations: European Visual Regimes 1527-1770 The International Style 1527-c.1600 Forms in Space 1527-c.1600 Forms in Space c.1600-c.1700 Free-Standing Sculpture c.1600-c.1700 The Picture: Italy and France The Picture: Spain The Picture: Dutch and Flemish The Picture: England The Print The Interior Forms in Space c.1700-1770 Academies, Theories and Critics The International Diaspora Part 4 The Era of Revolutions 1770-1914 Pictures and Publics Sculptures and Publics The Print Photography Design and Industry The Rise of Art History Art Criticism and Aesthetic Ideals Art Museums and Galleries Part 5 Modernism and After 1914-2000 The International Style Alternative Media Photography Alternative Centres: The Soviet Union Alternative Centres: Latin America Alternative Centres: India Alternative Centres: African and Afro-Caribbean Alternative Centres: Canada and Australia Postmodernism Art History Critics and Criticism Art Museums and Galleries Epilogue Chronology Glossary Further Reading Picture Acknowledgements Index The most substantial artistic legacy from antiquity survives in the form of sculpture, particularly in marble, and it is Roman stone sculpture that best preserves the appearance of the many lost masterpieces of Greek sculpture in both marble and bronze. __The Oxford History of Western Art____The Oxford History of Western Art__