From the introduction: "Learning about a work of art, the artist who made it, and about the times in which the artist lived helps us to understand why we value it for its own sake."
The book features a full-color insert that highlights the works of art discussed in the lessons. There are glossaries for each lesson to help in pronunciation and definition of names and key art forms.
Artists of the Italian Renaissance
Great Artists of Northern Europe
Three Spanish Masters
Two of England's Finest Painters
French Painters on the Edge of Change
Impressionists and Postimpressionists
Giants of Individual Style
The Exercises and Activities for Short Lessons in Art History workbook has been revised and updated along with the test and consists of four types of exercises: simple comprehension questions in word puzzles, crosswords, matching questions, and fill-in-the-blank formats; "short answer questions" are for discussion or written work; "writing project" and "research project" that call for independent writing or research; and "art project" that offers art-making activities designed to further students' understanding of a particular medium or approach to making art.
