Art Year by Year: A Visual History, from Cave Paintings to Street Art

Travel through time to discover the paintings, sculptures, and decorative objects that enrich our world.

Are you seeking a lavishly illustrated timeline that showcases a glorious gallery of art from all around the world? Then SI Art Year By Year may be the book for you!

Over 500 images of art movements such as the Renaissance, Neoclassicism, Impressionism, and Pop Art are explored and explained, accompanied by striking visual detail that truly brings the artwork to life. Further featuring biographies of the key figures behind some of the world's best-known artworks, from Botticelli and Hiroshige to Goncharova and Morisot, SI Art Year By Year has something for everyone to admire.

With passion in every page, you can explore:

- Feature panels discussing artists, art movements, and techniques
- Specific works of art analysed, with details pulled out and explained
- Pages that explore a single theme through time and across different cultures
- Inspiring quotes from artists add insight

With every story plotted on a timeline, the pages give a snapshot of each era, and reveal the influences and connections behind the artworks and artistic movements that have reflected our world. With more than 500 images of paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculptures, SI Art Year by Year is the ultimate visual guide to the history of art, century by century, year by year!

A must-have art book for children and adults alike who are curious about art, whether you're an educator, an art enthusiast, or a lover of creativity seeking to explore some of the greatest known artworks throughout history, SI Art Year By Year is sure to delight.

ISBN-13: 9780744060126

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: DK

Publication Date: 11-15-2022

Pages: 192

Product Dimensions: 8.60(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Age Range: 9 - 12 Years

Series: DK Children's Year by Year

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Table of Contents

c. 70,000 BCE-500 CE

c. 70,000 BCE-c. 10,000 BCE 8

Prehistoric cave art 10

c. 10,000 BCE-3000 BCE 12

3000-1550 BCE 14

Animals in art 16

1550-500 BCE 18

A journey through the underworld 20

500-100 BCE 22

Mosaic battle scene 24

100 BCE-300 CE 26

300-500 28

500-1400

500-650 32

650-800 34

Maya rituals 36

800-900 38

900-1000 40

Children in art 42

1000-1100 44

The story of a conquest 46

1100-1200 48

1200-1300 50

History in pictures 52

1300-1400 54

1400-1600

1400-1420 58

Myths and sacred stories 60

1420-1440 62

1440-1460 64

A divine message 66

1460-1480 68

Spot the artist! 70

1480-1500 72

1500-1520 74

An uncontrollable blaze 76

1520-1540 78

A political portrait 80

1540-1560 82

Folktales and sayings 84

1560-1580 86

1580-1600 88

1600-1800

1600-1630 92

Hunting for demons 94

1630-1660 96

1660-1680 98

A springtime story 100

1680-1700 102

Krishna's kindness 104

1700-1730 106

1730-1760 108

Self-portraits 110

1760-1780 112

Candlelight experiments 114

1780-1800 116

1800-1900

1800-1820 120

Dance in art 122

1820-1830 124

1830-1840 126

Hokusai's ocean 128

1840-1850 130

1850-1860 132

Changing times 134

1860-1870 136

A chilling scene 138

1870-1880 140

An afternoon party 142

1880-1890 144

Still life 146

1890-1900 148

1900-present

1900-1910 152

1910-1920 154

Blending reality and fantasy 156

1920-1930 158

Human sculptures 160

1930-1940 162

1940-1960 164

Uniting cultures 166

1960-1970 168

1970-1980 170

Day and night 172

1980-1990 174

1990-2000 176

Painting Black history 178

2000-2020 180

What happens next? 182

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