As fascinating as a real visit to the world's famous museums and architectural sites, "Gardner's Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective, International Edition" gives you a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated tour of the world's great artistic traditions plus all the study tools you need to excel in your art history course! Easy to read and understand, this 13th edition of the most widely read history of art book in the English language is the only textbook that includes a unique scale feature (accompanying the book's photographs of paintings and other artworks) that will help you better visualize the actual size of the artworks shown in the book. Three levels of review including extended image captions, The Big Picture overviews at the end of every chapter, and a special global timeline will help you study for your exams. You'll also find materials that will help you master the key topics quickly in the ArtStudy Online (a free interactive study guide that includes flash cards of images and quizzes).

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Is Art History? 14. Italy, 1200 to 1400. 15. Northern Europe, 1400 to 1500. 16. Italy, 1400 to 1500. 17. Italy, 1500 to 1600. 18. Northern Europe and Spain, 1500 to 1600. 19. Italy and Spain, 1600 to 1700. 20. Northern Europe, 1600 to 1700. 21. Europe and America, 1700 to 1800. 22. Europe and America, 1800 to 1870. 23. Europe and America, 1870 to 1900. 24. Europe and America, 1900 to 1945. 25. Europe and America since 1945.