Janson's Basic History of Western Art (9th Edition) (History of Art)

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Review “The text presents the material in a very logical way, and the author presents material that can be difficult in a very engaging way. The illustrations are well-chosen, and the text is unlike others that are currently available.”     -  Alyson Gill, Arkansas State University   “Thorough, clear, and beautiful image quality – gold standard of survey texts.”     - Kathryn Keller, The Art Institute of New York City   “A good, affordable, overview text for a basic art history survey course.”     - Cory Peeke, Eastern Oregon University   “A strong text with great illustrations. Straight and to the point.”     - Donald Royal,Warner University   “It is well-written, comprehensive, beautifully illustrated and very accessible to community college students.”     -  Elizabeth Tebow, Northern Virginia Community College Read more About the Author Penelope J. E. Davies is Associate Professor at the University of Texas, Austin. She is a scholar of Greek and Roman art and architecture as well as a field archaeologist. She is author of Death and the Emperor: Roman Imperial Funerary Monuments from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius, winner of the Vasari Award.   Walter B. Denny is a Professor of Art History at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In addition to exhibition catalogues, his publications include books on Ottoman Turkish carpets, textiles, and ceramics, and articles on miniature painting, architecture and architectural decoration.   Frima Fox Hofrichter is Professor and former Chair of the History of Art and Design department at Pratt Institute. She is author of Judith Leyster, A Dutch Artist in Holland’s Golden Age, which received CAA’s Millard Meiss Publication Fund Award.   Joseph Jacobs is an independent scholar, critic, and art historian of modern art in New York City. He was the curator of modern art at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, director of the Oklahoma City Art Museum, and curator of American art at The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey.   David L. Simon is Jetté Professor of Art at Colby College, where he received the Basset Teaching Award in 2005. Among his publications is the catalogue of Spanish and southern French Romanesque sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cloisters.   Ann M. Roberts, Professor of Art at Lake Forest College has published essays, articles and reviews on both Northern and Italian Renaissance topics. Her research focuses on women in the Renaissance, and her most recent publication is entitled Dominican Women and Renaissance Art:The Convent of San Domenico of Pisa.   H. W. Janson was a legendary name in art history. During his long career as a teacher and scholar, he helped define the discipline through his impressive books and other publications.   Anthony F. Janson forged a distinguished career as a professor, scholar, museum professional and writer. From the time of his father’s death in 1982 until 2004, he authored History of Art. Read more

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Look, if you're getting this book it is because you're taking a class somewhere. Likely, you're taking this class because you have to fulfill some oddball requirement that likely isn't relevant to anything you care about in your degree path.That doesn't mean the book isn't informative. If you actually take the time to read it, you will find that the "direction" of the book is pointing out the impact of geopolitical events on various art forms and styles and how events of the times dictated the direction of many artists. Often times the book will spend half a page talking about the intricacies of a specific piece of art but will NOT provide you anything to see what they are talking about. Its a shame really. This book is best used in conjunction with the internet so you can actually read up on some of their glossed over topics and see the works in detail that they attempt to describe but fail to show.

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