Art History, 7th edition
- Marilyn Stokstad |
- Michael W. Cothren |
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Title overview
For survey courses in Art History.
Welcoming, inclusive, engaging and global
Art History brings the history of art to life for a new generation of students. It is global in scope, inclusive in its coverage, and warm and welcoming in tone. The guiding vision of the text is that art history survey courses should be filled with equal delight, enjoyment and learning, while fostering an enthusiastic, educated public for the visual arts.
The 7th Edition has been updated to examine more than 220 new works of art and architecture, including many contemporary pieces. Employing a revised chapter structure, the text provides a more thorough examination of art in Asia and Islamic cultures.
Hallmark features of this title
- Closer Looks help students learn more about specific aspects of important works.
- A Starter Kit provides a concise primer of basic concepts and tools. The text’s Introduction explores how these concepts and tools can be used to understand the history of art.
- Art and its Contexts features delve into selected works or issues from the chapter.
- Elements of Architecture features clarify specific architectural features, often explaining engineering principles or building technology.
- Technique features outline the techniques and processes by which certain types of art are created.
- Maps list all the places mentioned within the chapter, helping students to visualize key locations.
New and updated features of this title
- NEW: The 7th Edition includes more than 220 new works of art and architecture. Highlights include a virtuoso metal cup from the Tang dynasty, a Kangra school painting of a scene from the Ramayana, and the Augustinian Mission of San Augustin in Acolman, Mexico. In addition, the text includes new works by artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn and Sofonisba Aguissola.
- The history of art in the Asian and Islamic worlds is covered in more depth with a new chapter structure.
- NEW: The addition of Chapter 25, Art of the Islamic World after 1400, expands coverage of this important tradition to 2 chapters.
- NEW: Korean art is expanded and now covered in 2 dedicated chapters. New topics include Buddhist painting and sculpture during the Goguryeo and Unified Silla kingdoms, Joseon dynasty painting and ceramics, and Modernist painting.
- UPDATED: Each of the 2 chapters on the art of China and the 2 chapters on the art of Japan have been updated and expanded with new content throughout, plus additional information on the modern age.
- UPDATED: Chapter 36, The International Art World since the 1950s, reflects the most recent developments in the global art world. Author Michael Cothren introduces new works by artists such as Marina Abramovic, Sam Gilliam, Yayoi Kusama, Betye Saar and many others.
Key features
Features of Revel for the 7th Edition
- Pan/Zoom functionality provides a level of detail that students cannot get from a printed text. These tools show refined detail as well as scale, which is tremendously important to art instructors. The scale person/hand feature shows a comparison of the artwork to a human frame to help students truly understand the art.
- Architectural Panoramas give students a 360-degree view of renowned landmarks, helping them gain a sense of space and place.
- 3D animations of architectural and art historical techniques depict and explain processes and methods.
- Closer Look videos, narrated by the author, guide students through select works of art. These clips highlight key points of style, technique, subject matter and cultural context.
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Art of the Prehistoric World
- Art of the Ancient Near East
- Art of Ancient Egypt
- Art of the Ancient Aegean
- Art of Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World
- Art of Etruscans and Roman World
- Jewish and Early Christian Art in the Late Roman World
- Art of the Byzantine World
- Art of the Islamic World before 1400
- Art of South and Southeast Asia before 1200
- Art of China before 1279
- Art of Korea before 1392
- Art of Japan before 1333
- Art of the Americas before 1300
- Arts of Africa to the Sixteenth Century
- Art in Europe, c. 600 to 1000
- Art in Europe, c. 1000 to 1150
- Art in Europe, c. 1140 to 1300
- Fourteenth-century Art in Europe
- Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe
- Fifteenth-century Art in Italy
- Sixteenth-century Art in Italy
- Sixteenth-century Art in Northern Europe, Spain and Latin America
- Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe and Latin America
- Art of the Islamic World after 1400
- Art of South and Southeast Asia after 1200
- Art of China after 1279
- Korean Art after 1392
- Japanese Art after 1333
- Art of the Americas after 1300
- Art of Pacific Cultures
- Arts of Africa from the Sixteenth Century to the Present
- European and American Art, 1715 to 1840
- Mid- to Late Nineteenth-Century Art in Europe and the United States
- Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900 to 1950
- The International Art World since the 1950s
Author bios
About our authors
Marilyn Stokstad (1929 to 2016), teacher, art historian, and museum curator, was a leader in her field for decades and served as president of the College Art Association and the International Center of Medieval Art. In 2002, she was awarded the lifetime achievement award from the National Women's Caucus for Art. In 1997, she was awarded the Governor's Arts Award as Kansas Art Educator of the Year and an honorary degree of doctor of humane letters by Carleton College. She was Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. She also served in various leadership capacities at the University's Spencer Museum of Art and was Consultative Curator of Medieval Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri.
Michael W. Cothren is Scheuer Family Professor Emeritus of Humanities at Swarthmore College, where he served as Chair of the Department of Art, Coordinator of Medieval Studies, and Chair of the Humanities Division during his time there. Upon arriving at Swarthmore in 1978, he taught specialized courses on European Medieval, Ancient Roman, and Islamic art and architecture, as well as seminars on visual narrative and on theory and method, but he especially enjoyed teaching the art history survey to Swarthmore beginners. His research and publications focus on French Gothic art and architecture, notably a book on the stained glass of Beauvais Cathedral entitled Picturing the Celestial City. Michael is a consultative curator at the Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. He has served on the board of the International Center of Medieval Art and as President of both the American Committee of the International Corpus Vitrearum and his local school board. When not writing or pursuing art historical research, you can find him hiking in the red rocks around Sedona, Arizona.