Getlein, Mark,

Living with art / Mark Getlein. - Twelfth edition. - xviii, 574 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Living with art -- What is art? -- Themes of art -- The visual elements -- Principles of design -- Drawing -- Painting -- Prints -- Camera and computer arts -- Graphic design -- Sculpture and installation -- Arts of ritual and daily life -- Architecture -- Ancient Mediterranean worlds -- Christianity and the formation of Europe -- The Renaissance -- The 17th and 18th centuries -- Arts of Islam and of Africa -- Arts of Asia : India, China, and Japan -- Arts of the Pacific and of the Americas -- The modern world : 1800-1945 -- From modern to postmodern -- Contemporary art around the world.

"An introduction to how and why art is made, and a history of art worldwide from prehistory to the present day"--

9781260566239 (paperback)

2018042887


Art appreciation.

N / 7477 G48 2020