Western Art

Chapter 3, “Western Art” was written by Li Yukun and Wu Chao and translated by Qiu Qingqing. It expounds the key characteristics of Western art with a series of terms: “ideal and reality” in ancient Greek and Roman art, the “god’s world” in medieval European art, the “brilliance of humanity” in Euro...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Authors: Li, Yukun (Author) ; Wu, Chao (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2018
In: Introduction to western culture
Year: 2018, Pages: 57-90
Description
Summary:Chapter 3, “Western Art” was written by Li Yukun and Wu Chao and translated by Qiu Qingqing. It expounds the key characteristics of Western art with a series of terms: “ideal and reality” in ancient Greek and Roman art, the “god’s world” in medieval European art, the “brilliance of humanity” in European Renaissance art, the “passion and motion” in seventeenth century European Baroque art, the “elegance and softness” in eighteenth century French Rococo, the “Classicism to Impressionism in nineteenth-century French painting, and “diversity and experience” in twentieth-century modernism.
ISBN:9811081522
Contains:Enthalten in: Introduction to western culture