A little history of art / Charlotte Mullins.

Includes illustration credits and index.

1. First marks -- 2. The story unfolds -- 3. The illusion of life -- 4. Copycats -- 5. Paths to the afterlife -- 6. Art embraces religion -- 7. Storm clouds gather -- 8. The art of propaganda -- 9. Masons, moai and materials -- 10. The renaissance begins -- 11. Northern lights -- 12. A matter of perspective -- 13. East meets west -- 14. The return of rome -- 15. Fire and brimstone -- 16. Here come the barbarians -- 17. The reign in Spain -- 18. The theatre of life -- 19. New ways of seeing -- 20 The lie of the land -- 21. Still life and life stilled -- 22. Rococo escapism and London life -- 23. The royal academy : home and away -- 24. Liberty, equality, fraternity? -- 25. Romanticism to orientalism -- 26. Reality bites -- 27. The impressionists -- 28. Artists take a stand -- 29. The post-impressionists -- 30. Standing on the shoulders of giants -- 31. Ripping up the rule book -- 32. Art becomes political -- 33. Land of the free? -- 34.. The aftermath of war -- 35. American art comes of age -- 36. Sculpture breaks the mould -- 37. We don't need another hero -- 38. A post modern world -- 39. Go larger or go home -- 40. Art as resistance -- Illustration credits -- Index.