Introduction: What is Art History?Westchester Community CollegeIntroductory lecture for Art 108 Ancient to Medieval, Fall 2016. Prof. Melissa Hall, Westchester Community College
Art historyRachaelVanDykeThe document provides an overview of the history of art in the Western world from prehistoric art to modern times. It covers major art movements and styles including Egyptian and Babylonian art with emphasis on hierarchy, Greek art which glorified the human body, Roman art with innovations like the arch and dome, and medieval art under the rise of Christianity featuring biblical narrative. Later sections discuss the Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and more contemporary interactive and installation art forms.
Summer Ap Art HistorybassmanbThe document provides an overview of prehistoric and ancient architecture and art from various periods and civilizations, including:
- Stonehenge and its megalith construction from around 3100 BCE.
- Early Sumerian architecture like ziggurats and statuettes from Tell Asmar from 3500-2400 BCE.
- The Standard of Ur showing the earliest representation of a Sumerian army from around 2600-2400 BCE.
- Akkadian victory steles and Babylonian law codes like the Stele of Hammurabi from the 2nd millennium BCE.
- Assyrian sculptures depicting war and hunting scenes from the 9th century BCE.
- Persian
KCC Art 141 Chapter 10 Art HistoryKelly ParkerThe document provides an overview of different art movements throughout history from ancient cave paintings to contemporary performance art. It describes key characteristics and examples of styles such as Egyptian art featuring twisted perspective, Renaissance art inspired by classical antiquity, Impressionism focused on light and color, Cubism using geometric forms, and Minimalism reacting against emotional abstraction. Performance art emerged in the 1960s combining visual art with other live artistic mediums.
Art historyNarelle SykesThis document provides an overview of the history of contemporary art from the Renaissance to Postmodernism in 3 sentences or less per movement. It discusses the major movements including Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Fauvism and Expressionism, Cubism and Futurism, Dada and Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, and Postmodernism and Deconstructivism. Each section briefly describes the key characteristics and some famous artists of that period.