文档介绍：An Introduction to
eenth-Century Art
sing the tools of the “new” art history (feminism, context of aesthetic, cultural, intellectual, social, and
Marxism, social context, etc.) An Introduction to political conditions in which artists were working.
eenth-Century Art offers a richly textured,
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yet clear and logical, introduction to eenth-century
art and culture. This textbook will provide readers with a 0DUJLQQRWHVDQGJORVVDU\GHÀQLWLRQV
basic historical framework of the period and the critical Online resources at /
tools for interpreting and situating new and unfamiliar textbooks/facos with access to a wealth of
works of art. information, including original documents pertaining
Michelle Facos goes beyond existing histories to artworks discussed in the textbook, contemporary
of eenth-century art, which often focus solely on criticism, timelines and maps to enrich your
France, Britain, and the United States, to incorporate understanding of the period and allow for further
artists and artworks from Scandinavia, Germany, parison and exploration.
Eastern Europe.
The book expertly balances its coverage of trends Chapters take a thematic bined within an
and individual artworks: where the salient trends are clear, overarching chronology and more detailed discussions
trend-setting works are highlighted, and plexity of individual works are always put in the context of the
of the period is respected by situating all works in their broader social picture, thus providing students with a
proper social and historical context. In this way, the sense of art history as a controversial and alive arena of
student reader achieves a more nuanced understanding study.
of the way in which the story of eenth-century
art is the story of the ways in which artists and society Michelle Facos teaches art history at Indiana University,
grappled with the problem of modernity. Bloomington. He