{"product_id":"9781405175531","title":"Art Theory An Historical Introduction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eArt Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Historical Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert Williams\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ History \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eART THEORY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eART THEORY  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eArt Theory\u003c\/i\u003e] is a first-class introduction to the subject, revealing an unusual historical range, a command of diverse and often difficult ideas, and a natural flair for seeing the point – of art and of theory… Robert Williams has written a book I will keep on my shelf for rereading and I look forward to further works by him.” \u003cbr\u003eJohn Haldane in \u003ci\u003eThe Art Book\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt Theory, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique survey of Western thought about art from ancient times to today. This lucid and lively narrative, geared to the needs of the general reader and beginning students, consists of six chapters covering the major periods of Western art history: Antiquity and the Middle Ages, the early modern period (Renaissance and Baroque), the Enlightenment, the nineteenth century, early twentieth-century modernism, and postmodernism. This new edition expands the original to include more in-depth coverage of contemporary art. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWide-ranging and exceptionally balanced in its analysis, \u003ci\u003eArt Theory\u003c\/i\u003e relates theory to the practice as well as to the intellectual and cultural-historical currents of each period. This new edition is an indispensable read for students and art lovers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eArt Theory and Culture in Sixteenth-century Italy: From Techne to Metatechne\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) and editor, with James Elkins, of \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 March 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405175531\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377789694092,"sku":"9781405175531","price":46.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405175531_3c5c1293-10d0-4411-bfe6-09977b7c5818.jpg?v=1780105887","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405175531","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}