Author:
Labatt, Annie Montgomery, 1979- author.
ImprintSan Antonio : Trinity University Press, [2022]
Description523 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Note:Based on lectures presented at the San Antonio Museum of Art in 2013-2015. --Introduction.
Note:Altamira, ca 12,500 BCE: prehistoric art -- Ashurnasirpal II killing lions, ca. 883-859 BCE: Assyrian art -- The Euphronios krater, ca. 515 BCE: Greek art -- Nike of Samothrace, ca. 190 BCE: Greek art -- Villa Boscotrecase, last decade of first century BCE: Roman art -- San Vitale, ca. 547: early Byzantine art -- Sant Climent de Taüll, ca. 1123: Romanesque art -- Incense burner of Amir Saif al-Dunay wa'l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi, ca. 1181-82 (AH 577): Islamic art -- Sainte-Chapelle, 1239-48: Gothic art -- The Chora Church, ca. 1315-21: late Byzantine art -- Jan van Eyck, The Annunciation, ca. 1434-36: northern Renaissance art -- Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, ca. 1483-85: Italian Renaissance art -- Bruegel the Elder, The Harvesters, 1565: Netherlandish art -- Caravaggio, The Calling of Saint Matthew, 1599-1600: Italian Baroque art -- Rembrandt, The Night Watch, 1642: Dutch Baroque art -- Velázquez, Las Hilanderas, 1655-60: Spanish Baroque art -- Géricault, The Raft of the Medusa, 1818-19: Romantic art -- Monet, Impression, Sunrise, 1872: Impressionism -- Sargent, El Jaleo, 1882: American art -- Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, 1907: modern art.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 496-508) and index.
Note:"Beginning with prehistoric cave drawings and Greek statues; continuing through the Gothic, Byzantine, Baroque, and the Renaissance movements; and concluding with the Impressionist work of Monet and Picasso, Annie Labatt asks readers to consider each work and think about the artist who created it and what they wanted us to see. She frames our understanding of the piece's historical and social context as well as the artist's background and, in many cases, the patron who commissioned it. The discussion of each period stands alone and lends itself to be read in no particular order. From the tiniest details to the broadest cultural implications, the work helps readers see why these artworks are considered masterpieces."-- Provided by publisher.
