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Understanding art

"Understanding art provides a balanced, fresh approach to art appreciation that incorporates coverage of the elements of art, mediums, and historic and contemporary works of art and architecture. Author Lois Fichner-Rathus's conversational writing style and exciting images will foster understanding of the art that surrounds you in your everyday life."
Print Book, English, ©2013
Cengage Wadsworth, Australia, ©2013
History
xvii, 606 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
9781111836955, 9781133309109, 1111836957, 1133309100
793789023
Introduction
Visual elements of art
Principles of design
Style, form, and content
Drawing
Painting
Printmaking
Imaging : photography, film, video, and digital arts
Sculpture
Site-specific art
Architecture
Craft and design
The art of the Ancients
Classical art : Greece and Rome
The age of faith
The Renaissance
The age of Baroque
Non-Western perspectives
Modern Art
The twentieth century : the early years
The twentieth century : postwar to postmodern
Art in the twenty-first century : a global perspective