Janetta Rebold Benton

The visual arts enrich our lives in many ways, bringing innovative ideas and the pleasures of beauty and emotion, but they can also confound. How to Understand Art sets out to enhance the viewer's experience by breaking down the elements of art and sculpture to provide a firm basis for simple enjoyment as well as further investigation. With 100 visual...

The History of Western Art by Janetta Rebold Benton is a concise, reader-friendly illustrated survey of Western art and architecture from prehistory to the present day. Acknowledging how architecture, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts reflect the culture and society of their time, this latest addition to the Art Essentials series invites the reader to experience and appreciate the entirety...