Discovering Art HistoryHigh School

Discovering Art History

Discovering Art History is an in-depth, comprehensive approach to art history. This art history textbook includes an extensive survey of Western art, studies of non-Western art, as well as an introduction to art appreciation. Engaging studio activities throughout the text are directly connected to chapter content.

Textbook Features

• Vibrant fine art examples.
• In-depth profiles of artists, artistic periods, and movements.
• Useful maps, timelines, and diagrams.
• Student profiles for peer comparison of studio exercises.
• Visual resources with point-of-use correlations.
• Two studio activities in each chapter.
• Multicultural and interdisciplinary connections.
• Hundreds of additional inquiry and research-related exercises.
• Contextual information to encourage discussion and understanding.
• Higher-order thinking skills that promote critical thinking.

Table of Contents

• Part One: The World and Work of the Artist
• Chapter 1: Learning about Art
• Chapter 2: The Visual Communication Process
• Part Two: Trends and Influences in the World of Art
• Chapter 3: Looking for a Common Denominator
• Chapter 4: Non-Western Art and Cultural Influences
• Part Three: Art in the Western World
• Chapter 5: Beginnings of Western Art
• Chapter 6: Greek and Roman Art
• Chapter 7: Religious Conviction
• Chapter 8: Romanesque and Gothic Art
• Chapter 9: The Italian Renaissance
• Chapter 10: Renaissance in the North
• Chapter 11: Baroque and Rococo
• Chapter 12: Three Opposing Views
• Chapter 13: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
• Chapter 14: A Half-Century of “Isms”
• Chapter 15: American Art 1900–1950
• Chapter 16: Architecture after 1900
• Chapter 17: Art from the Fifties to the Present