Painting, classical art, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Realist art, Medieval art 

From the expressive horses painted some 30,000 years ago on the walls of Chauvet cave in southern France to the whimsical ecelcticism of Postmodern architecture, the development of Western art is a story of immense creative power. With History of Art for Young People, a new generation of readers will discover for themselves the great benchmarks of painting, sculpture, architecture, and photography. Hundreds of cultural icons are illustrated and discussed, including the newly restored Sistine Chapel ceiling, Vermeer's Girl with an Earring, Warhol's Gold Marilyn Monroe, and many more. The incomparably graceful text by H.W. Janson and Anthony F. Janson is as convenient for reference as for reading in bed.

Attractive special features of this updated classic include:

Comprehensive coverage form prehistory through the 1990s, including up-to-date suggestions for further reading.

More than six hundred high-quality illustrations

Handy capsule definitions of people, events, concepts, and art terminology, arranged for easy access in the margins of the text

Concise, boxed essays on theater and music through the ages and on influential cultural and religious institutions - all designed to enrich the reader's understanding of Western culture

Double-page maps and easy-to-read chronological charts that connect significant events in science, religion, art, and literature

Elegant line drawings of important stylistic details and signal characteristics; a selective glossary of art and architectural terms

History of Art for Young People is the ideal single-volume introduction for the beginning student in art history or the humanities. An indispensable reference for the home library, it offers the whole family a deeper understanding of the artistic legacy of the West.

About the Authors

H.W. Janson is a legendary name in the field of art history. For more than twenty-five years Professor of Fine Arts at New York University, he produced an impressive list of publications. Among them are many volumes that remain standard references, including The Story of Painting for Young People (with Dora Jane Janson), The Sculpture of Donatello, 19th Century Art (with Robert Rosenblum), and 19th Century Sculpture. His world-famous History of Art has been translated into more than a dozen languages. Twice a Guggenheim Fellow, Professor Janson was for three years the Editor-in-Chief of the scholarly journal Art Bulletin.

Anthony F. Janson, Chairman of the Department of Art and Theater at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, has forged a distinguished career as a teacher, writer, and museum professional. Besides authoring books, catalogues, and articl3es on Western art from the Renaissance to 1900, he has held curatorial posts at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, and at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. After his father's death in 1982, Dr. Janson took over authorship of History of Art and History of Art for Young People, on which he had earlier collaborated.

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