This book is an accessible introduction to the critical theories used in analysing art. It covers a broad range of approaches, presenting individual arguments, controversies and divergent perspectives. This edition has been updated to reflect rece...
This invaluable guide enables students to get the most from their art history course. Written in an accessible style, the book introduces two basic art historical methods - formal analysis and contextual analysis. In this new edition revising auth...
'A lucid account of the importance of art history as an academic discipline, the lessons in looking that it can equip the attentive student with and a practical guide for students wishing to improve their art historical skills in both visual and verbal analysis. Extremely handy for students new to the discipline.' Dr. Dorothy C. Rowe, University of Bristol
Anne D'Alleva is Associate Professor of Art History and Women's Studies at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of Arts of the Pacific Islands and Methods and Theories of Art History.
Introduction: How to use this book Chapter 1: Introducing art history Chapter 2: Formal analysis Chapter 3: Contextual analysis Chapter 4: Writing art history essays and papers Chapter 5: Navigating art history examinations Chapter 6: Art history's own history Glossary Bibliography Table of parallel illustrations in art history surveys Index Picture credits