Enjoy the freedom of art without Exams! Learn about the popular art seen before, in a way you have never viewed it before!
Why is something a masterpiece? This book helps the narrative of what makes each piece so special. "Art History 101 . . Without the Exams" is about revisiting famous works of art that we may have studied in an art history class or seen in a textbook or on a television show.
Each discussion delves into one great masterpiece and asks the questions that help us understand how it has shaped history.
- What is the piece about?
- How did the original owner look at this piece?
- Where was it originally placed?
- Why is it in this museum now?
- How did it get famous?
From the sixth-century mosaics of Ravenna and the painted bulls of Altamira, Spain, dated 12,500 BCE, to an incense burner from twelfth-century Seljuk Iran, frescoes from a Late Byzantine funerary chapel, and masterworks by Botticelli, Caravaggio, Monet, and Sargent, this book shows readers how to look closely. It welcomes many to the joy of art history—but without the papers, notes, and exams.
An Excellent book for art lovers and history fanatics!