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Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Pre-history
Spirited Prospect: A Portable History of Western Art from the
Paleolithic to the Modern Era is a lively, scholarly survey of the
great artists, works, and movements that make up the history of
Western art. Within the text, important questions are addressed:
What is art, and who is an artist? What is the West, and what is
the Canon? Is the Western Canon closed or exclusionary? Why is it
more important than ever for individuals to engage and understand
it? Readers are escorted on a concise, chronological tour of
Western visual culture, beginning with the first art produced
before written history. They learn about the great ancient cultures
of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Italy; the advent of
Christianity and its manifestations in Byzantine, Medieval,
Renaissance, and Baroque art; and the fragmentation of old
traditions and the proliferation of new artistic choices that
characterize the Enlightenment and the Modern Era. The revised
second edition features improved formatting, juxtaposition, sizing,
and spacing of images throughout. Spirited Prospect is an ideal
textbook for introductory courses in the history of art, as well as
courses in studio art and Western civilization at all levels.
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