This prize-winning volume, from internationally-acclaimed

art historian Jacques Thuillier, presents

the essential achievements in the history of art.

It looks beyond neatly-labeled art movements and

offers refreshing reappraisals of both famous and

little-known works. Each historical period is

deciphered by medium-painting, sculpture, and

architecture-in a concise text that makes sense of

the innumerable dates, places, and works necessary

for a clear understanding of the subject. With

indexes of the featured works and artists, a

scholarly yet accessible text, and numerous color

reproductions, History of Art is the ultimate art

reference book.