This is a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of the history of art and architecture. Its structure combines over 4000 detailed A-Z entries with a series of contextual essays, which include subjects such as: the art of the ancient world; medieval architecture; the Renaissance; 17th-century court art; approaching non-European art; representations of women; modernism and postmodernism; and American and Mexican art. The dictionary entries cover: individual artists, terminology, significant works of art, subjects and symbols, and artistic movements.