History of art
| Art history series |
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| Pre-historic art |
| Ancient art history |
| Western art history |
| Eastern art history |
| Islamic art history |
| Contemporary art |
History of art usually refers to the history of the visual arts. The term also encompasses theory of the visual arts which is not necessarily historical. Although ideas about the definition of art have changed over the years, the field of art history attempts to categorize changes in art throughout time and better understand how art shapes and is shaped by the outlooks and creative impulses of its practitioners. Although some may think of art history as purely the study of European art history, the subject encompasses all art, from the megaliths of Western Europe to the paintings of the Tang dynasty in China.
Further Reading
- Vernon Hyde Minor, "Art History's History." Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 2001, 1994.
- Donald Preziosi, "Seeing through Art History" in: Ellen Messer-Davidow,David R. Shumway, David J. Sylvan, eds., Knowledges. Historical and Critical Studies in Disciplinarity, Charlotteville, University Press of Virginia 1993, pp. 215-231
See also
- Art - including theoretical overview
- Art criticism
- Art periods
- Aesthetics
- History of decorative arts
- History of painting
External link
- NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline of Art History
- Cycleback: Print and photograph history
- Art History of Chinese calligraphy, painting, and seal makingcs:Dějiny umění
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