Table of Contents
The Concise History of Art: A Global View
Introduction
Part 1: Art from 65,000 BCE to 600 CE
1. Global Themes: Burials, Cities, and Trade
2. The Beginnings of Art, 65,000–3000 BCE
3. Art in Egypt, Nubia, and West Africa, 3200 BCE–350 CE
4. Art in West Asia, 3800–330 BCE
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Ancient Writing Systems
5. Art in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania before 300 CE
6. Aegean and Early Greek Art, 3000–600 BCE
7. Archaic and Classical Greek Art, 600–350 BCE
8. Art in South America and Mesoamerica before 600 CE
9. Hellenistic, Etruscan, and Early Roman Art, 720–27 BCE
10. Art of Early Empires in South Asia and East Asia, 250 BCE–600 CE
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Early Global Networks: The Silk Roads
11. Art of the Roman Empire, 27 BCE–192 CE
12. Art of the Late Roman Empire and Early Christian and Jewish Art, 150–500 CE
Part 2: Art from c. 300 CE to 1500 CE
13. Global Themes: Power, Religion, and Storytelling
14. Art in the Americas, 600–1400
15. Hindu and Buddhist Art in South Asia and Southeast Asia, 600–1200
16. Art of the Byzantine Empire and Early Medieval Europe, 530–1450
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Art and Ritual
17. Early Islamic Art in North Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia, 600–1250
18. Art in African Kingdoms and Empires, 300–1500
19. Art in the Mediterranean Region, 500–1500
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Art and Technology
20. Religious and Royal Art in East Asia, 500–1200
21. Art in West Asia and East Asia, 1250–1600
22. Art in Europe, 1000–1400
Part 3: Art from 1400 to 1800
23. Global Themes: Near at Hand and Far Away
24. Art in Italy, 1400–1500
25. Art in Northern Europe, 1400–1600
26. Art in Italy and Spain, 1500–1600
SEEING CONNECTIONS: The World in Perspective
27. Art in South America and Mesoamerica, 1350–1800
28. Art in West Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia, 1400–1800
29. Art in East Asia and Southeast Asia, 1400–1850
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Journeys with Early Modern Artworks
30. Art in Africa, 1450–1880
31. Art of Europe, 1600–1700
32. Art in Europe and North America, 1700–1800
33. Art in Oceania, 1200 to the Present
Part 4: Art from 1800 to the present
34. Global Themes: Changes and Connections
35. Art in Europe and North America, 1780–1875
SEEING CONNECTIONS: The Spread of Photography
36. Art and Modernity in Europe and North America, 1860–1900
37. Art of Native North America, 1600 to the Present
38. Art in North Africa, West Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, 1800–1990
39. Modern Art in Europe, 1900–1930
40. Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1925–1965
41. Modern Art in East Asia, 1850–1990
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Diaspora in the Modern World
42. Art in Africa, 1900–2000
43. Art in the Americas, 1960–1990
44. Art of the Global Contemporary, 1990 to the Present
The History of Art: A Global View, Combined Volume
Introduction
Part 1: The Earliest Art
1. The Beginnings of Art 65,000–3200 BCE
2. Art of Early Africa 8000 BCE–1000 CE
3. Art of Mesopotamia and West Asia 5000–2000 BCE
4. Egyptian Art from the Predynastic Nile Valley through the Old Kingdom 4000–2000 BCE
SEEING CONNECTIONS: The Art of Trade and Diplomacy in the Bronze Age
5. Art of West Asian Empires 2000–330 BCE
6. Egyptian Art from the Middle Kingdom through the Late Period 2000–525 BCE
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Ancient Writing Systems
7. Early Art from South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania 2600 BCE–300 CE
8. Art of Early East Asia 4000–200 BCE
9. Cycladic and Minoan Art 3000–1200 BCE
10. Mycenaean and Iron Age Greek Art 1700–600 BCE
11. Art of Early South America before 600 CE
Part 2: Early Cities and Empires
12. Art of Early Mesoamerica and North America before 600 CE
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Stolen Things: Looting and Repatriation of Ancient Objects
13. Archaic and Early Classical Greek Art 600–460 BCE
14. Art of Classical Greece 450–400 BCE
15. Late Classical Greek and Hellenistic Art 400–331 BCE
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Early Global Networks: The Silk Roads
16. The Development of Buddhist and Hindu Art in South Asia and Southeast Asia 250 BCE–800 CE
17. Villanovan and Etruscan Art 900–270 BCE
18. Art of the Roman Republic 509–27 BCE
19. Art of the Roman Empire from Augustus through the Julio-Claudians 27 BCE–68 CE
20. Art of the Roman Empire from the Flavians through the Good Emperors 69–192 CE
21. Art of Rising Empires in Japan and China 400 BCE–581 C
SEEING CONNECTIONS: The Cultural Power of Gold across the World
22. Art of the Late Roman Empire 193–337 CE
23. Jewish and Christian Art in Late Antiquity 150–500 CE
Part 3: The Spread of Religions
24. The Development of Islamic Art in North Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia 600–1000
25. Art of African Kingdoms and Empires 300–1500
26. Monumental Art in South Asia and Southeast Asia 700–1400
27. The Transmission of Buddhism and East Asian Art 500–1200
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Art and Ritual
28. Art of the Byzantine Empire 540–1450
29. Art of Early Medieval Europe 600–1250
30. Art of the Americas 600–1300
31. Art during the Song and Yuan Dynasties of China 960–1368
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Pax Mongolica
32. Transformative Eras and Art in Korea and Japan 1200–1600
33. The Regionalization of Islamic Art in North Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia 900–1400
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Art and Technology
34. Art of the Mediterranean Region 500–1500
35. Romanesque Art and Architecture in Europe 1000–1200
36. Gothic Art and Architecture in Europe 1200–1400
37. Art of the Late Middle Ages in Italy 1200–1400
Part 4: Looking Inward, Exploring Outward
38. Fifteenth-Century Renaissance Art in Florence 1400–1500
39. Fifteenth-Century Renaissance Art in South, Central, and Northern Italy 1400–1500
40. Fifteenth-Century Art in France, Flanders, and Germany 1400–1500
SEEING CONNECTIONS: The World in Perspective
41. Art of the Americas 1300–1600
42. Art in Late Imperial China 1368–1795
43. Art in Early Modern Korea and Japan 1600–1900
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Journeys with Early Modern Art
44. Renaissance Art in Italy at the Turn of the Sixteenth Century 1470–1520
45. Sixteenth-Century Art in Northern Europe 1500–1600
46. Sixteenth-Century Art in Italy 1500–1600
47. Sixteenth-Century Art in Spain, France, and England 1500–1600
Sixteenth-Century Art in Spain, France, and England 1500–1600
48. Sixteenth-Century Art in Spain, France, and England 1500–1600
49. Islamic Art of Empires in North Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia 1400–1800
50. Early Modern Art in South Asia and Southeast Asia 1400–1800
51. Art of Oceania 1200–1800
SEEING CONNECTIONS: The Artist’s Workshop
52. Baroque Art of Europe 1600–1750
53. Art of the Dutch Republic 1600–1700
Part 5: Imperialism, Revolution, and Innovation
54. Art of the Enlightenment in Europe and North America 1700–1800
55. Rococo Art in Europe 1700–1800
56. Neoclassical Art in Europe and North America 1700–1800
57. Art of Colonial Mexico and Native North America 1600 to the present
58. Romantic Art in Europe and North America 1780–1870
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Picturing the Other in the Age of Imperialism
59. Art of Oceania in the Colonial and Postcolonial Eras 1800 to the present
60. Art in Colonial and Independent South Asia and Southeast Asia 1780–1990
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Art and Modern War
61. Art and Realism in Europe and North America 1830–1890
62. Art and Modernity in Europe and North America 1860–1890
SEEING CONNECTIONS: The Spread of Photography
63. Avant-Garde Art in Europe 1880–1900
64. African Art, Colonialism, and the Modern World 1860–1960
Part 6: Art in a Connected World
65. Art in Europe and North America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century 1880–1915
66. Fauvism, Cubism, and Expressionism in Modern Art in Europe 1900–1930
SEEING CONNECTIONS: The Universal Impulse toward Abstraction
67. Futurism, Dada, Surrealism, and Political Protest in Modern Art in Europe and the Americas 1910–1940
68. Modernity and Identity in East Asian Art 1850–1980
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Multiple Modernisms
69. Modern and Contemporary Art in North Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia 1800 to the present
70. Constructivism, De Stijl, and the Bauhaus in European and American Modern Art 1915–1960
71. Modern Art in North America 1925–1965
72. Art of Independent African Nations 1960–2000
73. Pluralism and Postmodernism in Art in the Americas 1960–1995
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Diaspora in the Modern World
74. Art of the Global Contemporary 1990 to the present
Glossary
The History of Art: A Global View, Volume 1
Introduction
Part 1: The Earliest Art
1. The Beginnings of Art 65,000–3200 BCE
2. Art of Early Africa 8000 BCE–1000 CE
3. Art of Early Africa 8000 BCE–1000 CE
4. Egyptian Art from the Predynastic Nile Valley through the Old Kingdom 4000–2000 BCE
SEEING CONNECTIONS: The Art of Trade and Diplomacy in the Bronze Age
5. Art of West Asian Empires 2000–330 BCE
6. Egyptian Art from the Middle Kingdom through the Late Period 2000–525 BCE
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Ancient Writing Systems
7. Early Art from South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania 2600 BCE–300 CE
8. Art of Early East Asia 4000–200 BCE
9. Cycladic and Minoan Art 3000–1200 BCE
10. Mycenaean and Iron Age Greek Art 1700–600 BCE
11. Art of Early South America before 600 CE
Part 2: Early Cities and Empires
12. Art of Early Mesoamerica and North America before 600 CE
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Stolen Things: Looting and Repatriation of Ancient Objects
13. Archaic and Early Classical Greek Art 600–460 BCE
14. Art of Classical Greece 450–400 BCE
15. Art of Classical Greece 450–400 BCE
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Early Global Networks: The Silk Roads
16. The Development of Buddhist and Hindu Art in South Asia and Southeast Asia 250 BCE–800 CE
17. Villanovan and Etruscan Art 900–270 BCE
18. Art of the Roman Republic 509–27 BCE
19. Art of the Roman Empire from Augustus through the Julio-Claudians 27 BCE–68 CE
20. Art of the Roman Empire from the Flavians through the Good Emperors 69–192 CE
21. Art of Rising Empires in Japan and China 400 BCE–581 CE
SEEING CONNECTIONS: The Cultural Power of Gold across the World
22. Art of the Late Roman Empire 193–337 CE
23. Jewish and Christian Art in Late Antiquity 150–500 CE
Part 3: The Spread of Religions
24. The Development of Islamic Art in North Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia 600–1000
25. Art of African Kingdoms and Empires 300–1500
26. Monumental Art in South Asia and Southeast Asia 700–1400
27. The Transmission of Buddhism and East Asian Art 500–1200
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Art and Ritual
28. Art of the Byzantine Empire 540–1450
29. Art of Early Medieval Europe 600–1250
30. Art of the Americas 600–1300
31. Art during the Song and Yuan Dynasties of China 960–1368
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Pax Mongolica
32. Transformative Eras and Art in Korea and Japan 1200–1600
33. The Regionalization of Islamic Art in North Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia 900–1400
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Art and Technology
34. Art of the Mediterranean Region 500–1500
35. Art of the Mediterranean Region 500–1500
36. Gothic Art and Architecture in Europe 1200–1400
37. Art of the Late Middle Ages in Italy 1200–1400
Glossary
The History of Art: A Global View, Volume 2
Introduction
37. Art of the Late Middle Ages in Italy 1200–1400
Part 4: Looking Inward, Exploring Outward
38. Fifteenth-Century Renaissance Art in Florence 1400–1500
39. Fifteenth-Century Renaissance Art in Florence 1400–1500
40. Fifteenth-Century Art in France, Flanders, and Germany 1400–1500
SEEING CONNECTIONS: The World in Perspective
41. Art of the Americas 1300–1600
42. Art in Late Imperial China 1368–1795
43. Art in Early Modern Korea and Japan 1600–1900
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Journeys with Early Modern Art
44. Renaissance Art in Italy at the Turn of the Sixteenth Century 1470–1520
45. Sixteenth-Century Art in Northern Europe 1500–1600
46. Sixteenth-Century Art in Italy 1500–1600
47. Sixteenth-Century Art in Spain, France, and England 1500–1600
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Blue-and-White Porcelain: A Global Commodity
48. African Art and Global Trade 1450–1860
49. Islamic Art of Empires in North Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia 1400–1800
50. Early Modern Art in South Asia and Southeast Asia 1400–1800
51. Art of Oceania 1200–1800
SEEING CONNECTIONS: The Artist’s Workshop
52. Baroque Art of Europe 1600–1750
53. Art of the Dutch Republic 1600–1700
Part 5: Imperialism, Revolution, And Innovation
54. Art of the Enlightenment in Europe and North America 1700–1800
55. Rococo Art in Europe 1700–1800
56. Neoclassical Art in Europe and North America 1700–1800
57. Art of Colonial Mexico and Native North America 1600 to the present
58. Romantic Art in Europe and North America 1780–1870
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Picturing the Other in the Age of Imperialism
59. Art of Oceania in the Colonial and Postcolonial Eras 1800 to the present
60. Art in Colonial and Independent South Asia and Southeast Asia 1780–1990
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Art and Modern War
61. Art and Realism in Europe and North America 1830–1890
62, Art and Modernity in Europe and North America 1860–1890
SEEING CONNECTIONS: The Spread of Photography
63. Avant-Garde Art in Europe 1880–1900
64. African Art, Colonialism, and the Modern World 1860–1960
Part 6: Art in a Connected World
65. Art in Europe and North America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century 1880–1915
66. Fauvism, Cubism, and Expressionism in Modern Art in Europe 1900–1930
Fauvism, Cubism, and Expressionism in Modern Art in Europe 1900–1930
67. Futurism, Dada, Surrealism, and Political Protest in Modern Art in Europe and the Americas 1910–1940
68. Modernity and Identity in East Asian Art 1850–1980
SEEING CONNECTIONS: Multiple Modernisms
69. Modern and Contemporary Art in North Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia 1800 to the present
70. Constructivism, De Stijl, and the Bauhaus in European and American Modern Art 1915–1960
71. Modern Art in North America 1925–1965
72. Art of Independent African Nations 1960–2000
73. Pluralism and Postmodernism in Art in the Americas 1960–1995
Pluralism and Postmodernism in Art in the Americas 1960–1995
74. Art of the Global Contemporary 1990 to the present
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