Medieval Art: A Resource for Educators
by Michael Norris
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art 2009
ISBN/ASIN: 1588390837
ISBN-13: 9781588390837
Number of pages: 194
Description:
This resource presents medieval art in the Museum's collection from western Europe and Byzantium and provides strategies for teaching art of the Middle Ages. Among the contents are an overview of medieval times and art; a discussion of aspects of medieval life, including knighthood and monasticism; information on materials and techniques; lesson plans; a map; and a bibliography.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(15MB, PDF)
Similar books
Art of the Avant-garde in Russiaby Angelica Zander Rudenstine - Guggenheim Museum
Selection from the George Costakis collection, an invaluable resource for scholars of art of the avant-garde in Russia. Art historian Rudenstine's introduction describes the Collection's formation and important details from Costakis's biography.
(10013 views)
Art and Contemporary Critical Practice: Reinventing Institutional Critiqueby Gerald Raunig, Gene Ray - MayFlyBooks
The essays in this volume develop the models of institutional critique in ways that go well beyond the field of art. The contributors to this volume analyze the past and present of institutional critique and propose lines of future development.
(6864 views)
Michelangeloby Romain Rolland - Duffield & Company
The life of Michelangelo offers a striking example of the influence that a great man can have on his time. Michelangelo burst like a thunder-storm into the heavy, overcharged sky of Florence. He captured painting, sculpture, architecture and poetry.
(13990 views)
Elements of Modern Paintingby Thomas M. Messer - Solomon Guggenheim Foundation
Messer dissects the elements of modern painting for an uninformed audience by describing basic tenants of modern painting. The intended audience consists of museum visitors who find themselves unprepared for the new language of contemporary art.
(12573 views)