a curation of art history
an introduction to various artistic traditions throughout europe and asia, as well as a general guide to getting started with art history. recommendations are very welcome, as always!
note: books are mostly grouped according to period/tradition, but there are inevitable outliers
created by ruiconteur
last updated August, 2026
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some other texts that aren't books:
- robert gardner, islamic art: mirror of the invisible world (movie, link here)
wait the movie on youtube??? looks amazing??
it's really cool yeah!! we watched a bit of it in class
ooo this is so so cool!!!
if pb counted as class part i'd be getting straight As đ¤Š
i will submit a petition to the prof /j
your service is greatly appreciated đŤĄ
love love love this one!! also the 𪢠emoji is so precious đĽš
idk what it's actually supposed to be, but in the context of this list it kinda symbolises how these different traditions are intertwined đŤś
Bookmarked! Love this
thank you!! i pulled a lot of texts from my class reading lists haha
Oh amazing! Is that what you majored in? My mum was an art history major đ
oh that's so cool! but no, i majored in english literature and took an introductory art history module on the side
I have been thinking ALL WEEK about wanting to read some art history because I've been thinking about doing some master studies and just getting more varied inspiration and I love you for making this list. Saving immediately!
yayy that's great!! which period of art history were you thinking of looking at?
I think Impressionism to start since so many of the artists I admire belong to or take inspiration from that period.
oh nice!! i've been meaning to look more into impressionism too since my intro class didn't cover that
