Why We Study Art: Crash Course Art History #1

Art history is much more than names, dates, and creepy babies. It helps us understand how history itself gets constructed and told. In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll learn how interpreting artwork reveals connections among all of us, across cultures and across time. Introduction: The Stories Art Tells 00:00 What Is Art History? 01:33 The Medicis & Giorgio Vasari 03:17 How Art History Developed 04:43 How History Is Shaped by What Survives 08:10 Review & Credits 11:06 Image Descriptions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ETiCxe4GrVzFii7dBhF42oHx1EUCCh5y12wbtUjsH8A/ed...