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Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History, Volume II, 16th Edition

Fred S. Kleiner, Ph.D.

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Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History, Volume II 16th Edition by Fred S. Kleiner, Ph.D.
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Award-winning scholar Fred Kleiner brings art, architecture and culture to life with GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY, VOLUME II, 16th Edition. Backed by 45 art history experts, Kleiner delivers his signature storytelling in this edition alongside 250 new reproduction images and more that have been upgraded for color-fidelity and clarity. To elevate the experience for learners, MindTap offers an interactive ebook with zoomable images, nearly 300 videos, an audio pronunciation guide, image flashcards, quizzes, and Google Earth coordinates of significant works. MindTap also allows you to customize your course with your own images, videos and activities, and use instructor resources to simplify planning. More than a text, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY, VOLUME II, 16th Edition has been inspiring a love for art and its history for more than 85 years.

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Fred S. Kleiner, Ph.D.

Fred S. Kleiner, Ph.D. has been professor of art history and archeology at Boston University for four decades. He taught previously at University of Virginia and served as editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Archaeology. Acclaimed for inspiring lectures, Dr. Kleiner won Boston University's Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, the College Prize for Undergraduate Advising in the Humanities and the Distinguished Teaching Prize in the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program. He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London as well as a member of the Text and Academic Authors Association. In addition to this title, Dr. Kleiner has authored several editions of ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY (Cengage), A HISTORY OF ROMAN ART (Cengage) and more than 100 publications on Greek and Roman art and architecture. Dr. Kleiner earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University.

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  • Enhanced Focus: Two new chapters separate European and American art and architecture from 1900 to 1945, giving these topics the attention they deserve.
  • Living Artists: A chapter on Contemporary Art Worldwide features new works by living artists, including Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Sokari Douglas Camp, Damien Hirst and Doris Salcedo.
  • Global Locators: Using Google Earth coordinates for sites and the provenance of artwork discussed in the text offers a virtual tour of art through the ages.
  • New Debates: "A Second Opinion” essays introduce students to current debates in the history of art and architecture, emphasizing the ever-changing dynamic of the art world.

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  • MindTap & MindTap Mobile: Reimagined for the 21st century, the most widely read and respected art history text is available in MindTap, the customizable and mobile-optimized multi-media teaching and learning platform.
  • Architecture videos in MindTap: Students experience "being really there" by taking a virtual tour of significant monuments and sites while learning more about interior and exterior features and details. Architecture video
  • Expert Storytelling: Award-winning scholar Fred Kleiner blends art history with rich stories and clear organization, making the 16th edition easier for students to understand than other texts.
  • Additional Art: Always the dependable, go-to resource, the 16th edition features more works of art and architecture than any competing title.
  • Improved Images: With more than 250 new images and enhancements to existing images, the 16th edition offers the highest quality reproduction images in terms of clarity and color-fidelity.
  • Visual Scaling: To help readers appreciate size and scale as a component in describing artwork, a scale is positioned next to images of paintings, statues, and other works, as well as architectural plans.
  • Full-Color Reconstructions: Exquisitely rendered by John Burge, these three-dimensional views of important architectural sites help readers imagine these sites as they once existed.
  • "Big Picture Features: "The Big Picture" full-page synopsis concludes every chapter, reinforcing key topics and representative artworks from each historical period.
  • Mobile-Optimized Flashcards: Students can review key concepts and works of art on the go with the MindTap Mobile App.
  • MindTap Success: Take art history to new and interactive heights with nearly 1,500 high-resolution images, 300 video clips, exercises and quizzes, self-study tools, a glossary and audio pronunciation guide, Google Earth coordinates, and other resources.

Table of Contents

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Before 1300.
Introduction: What is Art History?
14. Late Medieval Italy.
20. Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe.
21. The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy.
22. Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy.
23. High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain.
24. The Baroque in Italy and Spain.
25. The Baroque in Northern Europe.
26. Rococo to Neoclassicism: The 18th Century in Europe and America.
27. Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870.
28. Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900.
29. Modernism in Europe, 1900 to 1945.
30. Modernism in the United States and Mexico, 1900 to 1945.
31. Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980.
32. Contemporary Art Worldwide.
33. South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980.
34. China and Korea, 1279 to 1980.
35. Japan, 1333 to 1980.
36. Native American Cultures, 1300 to 1980.
37. Oceania before 1980.
38. Africa, 1800 to 1980.

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