A little history of art / Charlotte Mullins.

By:

Mullins, Charlotte

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Little histories | Little histories (Yale University Press)Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2022Description: vi, 330 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780300253665 (hardcover)
0300253664 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

Historia del arte

DDC classification:

LOC classification:

N 5300 M959l 2022

Contents:

First marks The story unfolds The illusion of life Copycats Paths to the afterlife Art embraces religion Storm clouds gather The art of propaganda Masons, moai and materials The Renaissance begins Northern lights A matter of perspective East meets West The return of Rome Fire and brimstone Here come the barbarians The reign in Spain The theatre of life New ways of seeing The lie of the land Still life and life stilled Rococo escapism and London life The Royal Academy: home and away Liberty, equality, fraternity? Romanticism to Orientalism Reality bites The impressionists Artists take a stand The post-impressionists Standing on the shoulders of giants Ripping up the rule book Art becomes political Land of the free? The aftermath of war American art comes of age Sculpture breaks the mould We don't need another hero A postmodern world Go large or go home Art as resistance

Summary: Why did our ancestors make art? What did art mean to them and what does their art mean for us today? Why is art even important at all? Charlotte Mullins brings art to life by focusing on those who made it, from teenage prodigies to nonagenarians. This little history introduces us to overlooked artists, busts a few art history myths, and celebrates global networks of art, from Japan and India to South America and the Middle East. Mullins shows us the first artworks ever made and early masterpieces such as the Terracotta Army and Nok sculptures. She tells the story of the Renaissance, from Giotto to Michelangelo, and introduces us to subsequent leading artists such as Artemisia Gentileschi, Rembrandt, and Hokusai. Through the turbulence of the twentieth century, we see artists group together and break apart and meet trailblazers including Kathe Kollwitz, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, and Jacob Lawrence. More recently contemporary artists such as Ai Weiwei and Shirin Neshat create art as resistance as they address today's urgent issues. This extraordinary journey through 100,000 years celebrates art's crucial place in understanding our collective culture and history.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	N 5300 M959l 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000170305

Includes index

First marks
The story unfolds
The illusion of life
Copycats
Paths to the afterlife
Art embraces religion
Storm clouds gather
The art of propaganda
Masons, moai and materials
The Renaissance begins
Northern lights
A matter of perspective
East meets West
The return of Rome
Fire and brimstone
Here come the barbarians
The reign in Spain
The theatre of life
New ways of seeing
The lie of the land
Still life and life stilled
Rococo escapism and London life
The Royal Academy: home and away
Liberty, equality, fraternity?
Romanticism to Orientalism
Reality bites
The impressionists
Artists take a stand
The post-impressionists
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Ripping up the rule book
Art becomes political
Land of the free?
The aftermath of war
American art comes of age
Sculpture breaks the mould
We don't need another hero
A postmodern world
Go large or go home
Art as resistance

Why did our ancestors make art? What did art mean to them and what does their art mean for us today? Why is art even important at all? Charlotte Mullins brings art to life by focusing on those who made it, from teenage prodigies to nonagenarians. This little history introduces us to overlooked artists, busts a few art history myths, and celebrates global networks of art, from Japan and India to South America and the Middle East. Mullins shows us the first artworks ever made and early masterpieces such as the Terracotta Army and Nok sculptures. She tells the story of the Renaissance, from Giotto to Michelangelo, and introduces us to subsequent leading artists such as Artemisia Gentileschi, Rembrandt, and Hokusai. Through the turbulence of the twentieth century, we see artists group together and break apart and meet trailblazers including Kathe Kollwitz, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, and Jacob Lawrence. More recently contemporary artists such as Ai Weiwei and Shirin Neshat create art as resistance as they address today's urgent issues. This extraordinary journey through 100,000 years celebrates art's crucial place in understanding our collective culture and history.

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