Here is a book review for those interested in learning about art history from antiquity up until the great Impressionists.
Review: Art History for Everyone by Kristine TG Hardeberg
Art History for Everyone is a fun and accessible introduction to the subject of, guess what, Art History. It is for people who find art difficult to understand but want to know more about it. The author is Kristine T.G. Hardeberg from Norway who is an author, speaker and influencer. She gives lectures, courses and sells books online.
Unlike some nonfiction books about Art History this book is presented as an “exciting discovery trip into the world of art.” “Art History,” she says “seems foreign to many people,” so she suggests that an art history newcomer should become an explorer, proceed with child-like curiosity and use the “restaurant method.”
“The restaurant method,” she describes in her introduction, is the proper way of approaching a visit to a museum or to a gallery. She said that a little planning and examination of the material given at the museum will give an idea of what to look for while there rather than wandering around trying to take it all in and becoming tired and frustrated. Like a visit to a restaurant, one would choose a dish that means something on a personal level rather than ordering everything on the menu.
In her book, she begins with a brief tour of the world of antiquity, but it is in the content about Renaissance Art that she truly begins her exploration. She continues through each period with ease and clarity until arriving at Impressionism where she stops. All the while, she includes many pictures.
I had an ebook, so I had one problem with viewing these pictures. The formatting functions on my eBook reader laid out the wider paintings on more than one screen at times, so that it was difficult to take them in. Viewing these larger works in this way was therefore not really a thoroughly satisfying experience. I am sure that the hardcover edition did not present such a problem. The actual contents of the book were engrossing and truly a lot of fun. She gave lots of information about the prominent artists in each period and also analyses of their major works.
Hardeberg accomplishes her goal of presenting Art History to interested people in a fun and exciting way.
This book is available on Amazon, Thrift books and other locations. I am not receiving compensation for mention or review of this book. Enjoy.
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