The Story of Painting: From Cave Painting to Modern Times
by Horst W. Janson, Dora Jane Janson
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A chronological survey of painting, from stone age to Dali, describing the influence of the times upon artists' techniques, choice of subjects, and schools of art.Tags
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Great teaching tool for art familiarization over time.
History of painting - cave paintings to modern art
had 2; 1 to UGA 3/2020
: From Cave Painting to Modern art.
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Horst Waldemar Janson was born on October 4, 1913 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He studied at the University of Munich and the University of Hamburg. He came to the U.S. and finished his Ph. D at Harvard University in 1942. He is a scholar of art history known for his book History of Art which was published in 1962. He taught at Worcester Art Museum show more and the University of Iowa. He authored two award winning books Apes and the Ape Lore in the Middle Ages and The Renaissance and Sculpture of Donatello. He died on September 30, 1982. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Story of Painting for Young People: From Cave Painting to Modern Times
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