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Art history usually refers to the history of the
visual arts. Although ideas about the definition of art have changed over the years, the field of art history attempts to categorize
changes in art throughout time and better understand how art shapes and is shaped by the
outlooks and creative impulses of its practitioners. Although many
think of Art history as purely the study of European art
history, the subject encompasses all art, from the megaliths of Western
Europe to the paintings of the Tang dynasty in China.
Subdivisions in the art history section include:
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