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
(The Grove dictionary of art)
Macmillan Reference, 2000
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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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