From Renaissance to Impressionism : styles and movements in Western art, 1400-1900

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From Renaissance to Impressionism : styles and movements in Western art, 1400-1900

edited by Jane Turner

(The Grove dictionary of art)

Macmillan Reference, 2000

  • : uk

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Description

From Renaissance and Mannerism to Impressionism and Post Impressionism, from the Gothic Revival to the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau, the rich and varied history of Western Art is here narrated through more than 180 articles on its styles and movements. Covering all forms of the visual arts architecture and decorative arts as well as painting and sculpture this book describes the most important features of popular European and American. In each article, the origins, influence and most important players in each movement are discussed. It should be of interest to anyone with an interest in art.

Table of Contents

180 articles including: - Aesthetic Movement - Art Nouveau - Arts and Crafts Movement - Baroque - Biedermeier - Cuzco School - Fontainebleau School - Gothic Survival - Greek Revival - Hudson River School - Impressionism - Mannerism - Neo-Classicism - Orientalism - Palladianism - Pompeian Revival - Post-Impressionism - Pre-Raphaelitism - Renaissance - Romanticism - Scottish Baronial - Symbolism

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  • NCID
    BA46844150
  • ISBN
    • 0333920457
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 377 p., [32] p. of plates
  • Size
    24 cm
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