- "Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context."
The study of the evolution of art styles, techniques and materials used in different periods and their cultural and historical context.
Prehistoric Art: Art created by human beings before the invention of writing. It includes the art of the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods.
Classical Art: Art created in ancient Greece and Rome. It includes sculpture, painting, and architecture.
Medieval Art: Art created during the Middle Ages (500-1400 CE). It includes Christian religious art, illuminated manuscripts, and architecture.
Renaissance Art: Art created in Europe during the Renaissance period (14th to 17th century). It includes painting, sculpture, and architecture.
Baroque Art: Art created in Europe during the 17th and early 18th century. It includes painting, sculpture, and architecture.
Rococo Art: Art created in Europe during the 18th century. It is characterized by lightness, elegance, and elaborate ornamentation.
Romanticism Art: Art created during the late 18th and early 19th century. It emphasizes emotion and individualism.
Impressionism Art: Art created in the late 19th century. It emphasizes the capturing of the sensory impressions of the world in painting.
Modern Art: Art created in the late 19th and early 20th century. It includes Cubism, Surrealism, Abstract Art, and Pop Art.
Contemporary Art: Art created since the 1960s. It includes Conceptual Art, Performance Art, and Installation Art.
Art Conservation: The science and practice of preserving cultural heritage for the benefit of present and future generations.
Art Materials and Techniques: The materials and techniques used by artists to create art, including pigments, paints, brushes, canvas, and sculpture materials.
Artistic Movements and Styles: The various artistic styles and movements that have developed over time, including Realism, Expressionism, and Minimalism.
Collecting Art: The practice of collecting and acquiring art, including art markets and auctions, provenance research and ethical considerations.
Art Theory and Criticism: The study of the philosophy and criticism of art, including aesthetics, meaning, and interpretation.
Painting Conservation: This involves the treatment and preservation of paintings, including works on canvas, paper, and panel.
Sculpture Conservation: This focuses on the preservation of sculptural objects made from a variety of materials such as stone, metal, and wood.
Textile Conservation: This involves the restoration and preservation of textiles, such as tapestries, carpets, and clothing.
Paper Conservation: This focuses on the preservation of works of art on paper, including drawings, prints, and lithographs.
Photography Conservation: This involves the conservation of photographic prints, negatives, and slides.
Objects Conservation: This field is concerned with the maintenance and preservation of a wide range of decorative and functional art objects, such as ceramics, glass, metalwork, and furniture.
Digital Art Conservation: This discipline involves the preservation and restoration of electronic and digital media such as video, audio, and images.
Architecture Conservation: This focuses on the preservation and restoration of buildings, structures, and monuments.
Preventive Conservation: This field is concerned with the prevention of damage to art objects before it occurs, through proper storage, handling, and display.
- "Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts."
- "Yet today, art history examines broader aspects of visual culture, including the various visual and conceptual outcomes related to an ever-evolving definition of art."
- "Art history encompasses the study of objects created by different cultures around the world and throughout history that convey meaning, importance or serve usefulness primarily through visual representations."
- "Art history is distinguished from art criticism, which is concerned with establishing a relative artistic value for individual works with respect to others of comparable style or sanctioning an entire style or movement."
- "Art theory or 'philosophy of art' is concerned with the fundamental nature of art."
- "One branch of this area of study is aesthetics, which includes investigating the enigma of the sublime and determining the essence of beauty."
- "How did the artist come to create the work?" - "Who were the patrons?" - "Who were their teachers?" - "Who was the audience?" - "Who were their disciples?"
- "What historical forces shaped the artist's oeuvre and how did he or she and the creation, in turn, affect the course of artistic, political and social events?"
- "The current disciplinary gap between art history and the philosophy of art (aesthetics) often hinders this inquiry." Note: The remaining questions will be variations related to the same topic.
- "Art history is distinguished from art criticism, which is concerned with establishing a relative artistic value for individual works with respect to others of comparable style or sanctioning an entire style or movement."
- "Art theory or 'philosophy of art' is concerned with the fundamental nature of art."
- "One branch of this area of study is aesthetics, which includes investigating the enigma of the sublime and determining the essence of beauty."
- "How did the artist come to create the work?"
- "Who were the patrons?" - "Who were their teachers?" - "Who was the audience?" - "Who were their disciples?"
- "What historical forces shaped the artist's oeuvre and how did he or she and the creation, in turn, affect the course of artistic, political and social events?"
- "The current disciplinary gap between art history and the philosophy of art (aesthetics) often hinders this inquiry."
- "Art history encompasses the study of objects created by different cultures around the world and throughout history that convey meaning, importance or serve usefulness primarily through visual representations."
- "Yet today, art history examines broader aspects of visual culture, including the various visual and conceptual outcomes related to an ever-evolving definition of art."
- "Technically, art history is not [art criticism or philosophy of art], because the art historian uses historical method to answer the questions."