From the publisher’s description:
Art in History provides an illuminating overview of humanity’s long tradition of creation, from the earliest cave paintings to contemporary installations. By relating works of art – primarily painting, sculpture, and graphics, but also major architectural monuments – to the societies in which they were created, Dr. Silver intensifies the reader’s understanding of humanity’s most famous and enduring images. Each chapter surveys a historical era, presenting its major figures against a background of social forces that helped shape their creativity. Non-Western cultures are included as counterpoints, and a careful balance is established between long-acknowledged masters and those whose achievements have been recognized only recently.
Silver, Larry (NHC Fellow, 1991–92). Art in History. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993. ISBN 9780130523334.