Art across the ages
Presents a course in Western visual art that serves as both a mind-broadening survey and an essential introduction. It is designed to give anyone interested in Western art a firm familiarity with its basics, including major artists and styles in various media and providing a broad foundation for deeper exploration.
Available Copies by Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Stamford | Available |
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| Subject |
| Art > History. Art > Themes, motives. Art appreciation. Art appreciation. |
| Genre |
| Educational films. Video recordings. |
- ISBN: 1598033565
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Physical Description
videodisc
8 videodiscs (1440 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., [2007]
- Copyright ©2007
Content descriptions
| General Note: | 48 lectures (30 minutes each). "Fine arts & music"--Container. GMD: videodisc. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | pt. 1. Continuity and transformation: what is art? -- Art as the offspring of religion -- Preclassical Greek art -- Toward the classical Athenian moment -- Beyond the borders of classical Greek art -- The birth of the new: Hellenistic art -- Hellenistic, Etruscan, and early Roman art -- Roman and Judaean art -- Early Christian art and its progeny -- The beginnings of Jewish art -- Christian medieval art and architecture -- The language of Romanesque and Gothic art. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Lecturer: Ori Z. Soltes, Georgetown University. |
| System Details Note: | DVD. |