Social History of Art, Volume 2

First published in 1951 Arnold Hauser s commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. This new edition of a classic work offers a contemporary introduction.

Arnold Hauser

List of illustrations, General introduction, Introduction to volume II, 1 The concept of the Renaissance, 2 The demand for middle-class and courtly art in the Quattrocento, 3 The social status of the Renaissance artist, 4 The classicism of the Cinquecento, 5 The concept of mannerism, 6 The age of political realism, 7 The second defeat of chivalry, 8 The concept of the baroque, 9 The baroque of the Catholic courts, 10 The baroque of the Protestant bourgeoisie, Index