Book Title: Look At This!: An Introduction to Art Appreciation

Subtitle: An Introduction to Art Appreciation

Author: Asa Simon Mittman

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Book Description: Look At This! is designed to help you approach and appreciate the visual arts wherever you find them. It explains how artists use the visual elements of their work to create moods and effects, teaches you how to break down complex images into their parts, and gives an overview of major themes in art. The book is global, and covers art from prehistory to the present.

License:
Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial

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Book Information

Book Description

Look At This! is designed to help you approach the visual arts wherever you find them. It explains how artists use the visual elements of their work to create moods and effects, teaches you how to break down complex images into their parts, and gives an overview of major themes in art. The book is global, and covers art from prehistory to the present.

Author

Asa Simon Mittman

License

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Look At This!: An Introduction to Art Appreciation Copyright © 2023 by Asa Simon Mittman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Subject

History of art

Metadata

Title
Look At This!: An Introduction to Art Appreciation
Author
Asa Simon Mittman
Contributor
Evelyn Norris
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Look At This!: An Introduction to Art Appreciation Copyright © 2023 by Asa Simon Mittman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Primary Subject
History of art
Additional Subject(s)
The Arts, The arts: general topics, The Arts: art forms, History of art, Human figures depicted in art, The Arts: treatments and subjects, Portraits and self-portraiture in art, Nature in art, Nudes depicted in art, Erotic art, Animals in art, Religious and ceremonial art, Public art, The Arts: techniques and principles
Institution
California State University, Chico
Publication Date
August 2, 2023