Art Basic Knowledge and Appreciation

Author: Yushi, Zheng Junde, Xia Shengpin (editors)
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book attempts, through chapters 1 to 4, to focus on introducing and exploring the basic concepts of art, the origin of art, its fundamental characteristics, and its relationship with other art disciplines. Chapters 5 and 6 then selectively introduce the history of art development in the East and West, particularly the art of the West from ancient Greece to the 20th century, with detailed elaboration. The book also provides a relatively detailed introduction and elaboration on the art trends, schools, and representative works of major historical periods in the West, such as ancient Greece and the Renaissance. The purpose is to enable readers to gain a relatively comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the history of Western art.