The Penguin concise dictionary of art history
"The Penguin Concise Dictionary of Art History presents a new perspective on art history. In keeping with today's students, who are interested in more than just the details of connoisseurship and provenance, it takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing upon literature, history, psychology, geography, economics, and other areas to set important artistic advances in a cultural context. With more than 1500 entries, ranging in length from 150 to 600 words, this is a concise yet highly readable work. It reflects the most current scholarship, backed by a board of advisors but is presented in a single, engaging, nonacademic voice. It also differs from similar references, which tend to be Eurocentric, by giving relatively more space to American art, artists, and architects; to the work of women artists; to sometimes controversial postmodern ideas; and to the words of the artists themselves, quoted in most of the major entries. With entries on leading artists, from Alberti to Ingres to Wyeth; on period techniques and terms, from Action Painting to Mezzotint to X-radiography; on significant artistic influences and events, from the Armory Show to Marxism to the cleaning of the Sistine Chapel, this is the ideal reference for high school and college students, as well as the general, museum-going public." -- Dust Jacket
Print Book, English, 2000
Penguin Reference, New York, 2000