Project Gutenberg 2008-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 305 Waters, Clara Erskine Clement 1834 1916 Clement, Clara Erskine A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Anne Storer, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture" by Clara Erskine Clement is an introductory text on art history written in the late 19th century. The book provides a comprehensive overview of various forms of art, focusing particularly on painting, sculpture, and architecture from ancient to medieval times. It aims to educate beginners and students about the development and significance of art across different cultures. The opening of the book establishes a clear distinction between the fine arts and the mechanical arts, emphasizing the cultural and educational value of artistic endeavors. The author introduces painting as an essential component of the fine arts, detailing its impact on education and imagination. Beginning with ancient civilizations like Egypt, Clement describes how art served not merely decorative purposes but also conveyed historical narratives and cultural practices. This foundation sets the stage for a broader exploration of the evolution of art techniques and practices through time. From the Egyptian use of painting for recording stories to the emphasis on composition and perspective in ancient Greece, the opening portion highlights the functional and aesthetic aspects of art, preparing readers for a deeper examination of specific artists and movements that follow in later chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Art -- History N Text Art Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: History - General 640906 640603 2024-10-10T14:08:18.208771 2023-09-11T06:05:14.337297 text/html text/html 622492 2008-03-02T12:32:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 26451688 2021-01-03T09:41:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 25381138 2024-10-10T14:08:48.722612 application/epub+zip 25358316 2024-10-10T14:08:28.650732 application/epub+zip 285349 2024-10-10T14:08:21.748816 application/epub+zip 24866521 2024-10-10T14:08:59.871598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 24784339 2024-10-10T14:08:40.047686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553751 2022-09-11T11:36:40.715601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510532 510438 2024-10-10T14:08:15.779799 2023-09-11T06:05:12.089165 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 510059 2021-01-03T09:41:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 191787 2021-01-03T09:41:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 510159 2021-01-03T09:41:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 191670 2021-01-03T09:41:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21687 2024-10-10T14:09:00.110561 application/rdf+xml 24961 2024-10-10T14:08:22.437762 image/jpeg 4599 2024-10-10T14:08:22.112746 image/jpeg 29822218 2024-10-10T14:08:18.769777 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia