Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-309) and index.
pt. 1. History, critical thinking, and using the Internet -- A brief history of the developments in art education -- Developing critical thinking skills in the visual arts -- Using primary sources on the Internet in the visual arts -- pt. 2. Applying critical thinking skills in the visual arts -- Elements and principles of design -- Prehistoric and ancient Middle Eastern art -- Ancient Egyptian art -- Aegean and Greek art -- Etruscan and Roman art -- Early Christian, Byzantine, and Islamic art -- Early Medieval and Medieval art -- Birth of the Renaissance: early Renaissance art -- High Renaissance art -- Mannerism -- Northern Renaissance art -- The Baroque of Italy, Spain, and France -- Flemish and Dutch art -- European art -- Romanticism and Realism -- Impressionism -- Post-Impressionism -- Early Modern art and Cubism -- Dada and Surrealism -- Art since the 1930s -- Women artists of the twentieth century -- Introduction to diversity