It's easy to run into trouble trying to manage the huge amount of information art history students tend to be faced with. But once you understand some basic principles of knowledge, avalanches of information become much easier to handle--even tho at first it might seem like a lot more work. Follow the road map below, or return to the "Study of Art History" page

 

Overwhelmed!

Part of the challenge of an art history course

A common problem

The issue of relationship is vital to thinking

Strategic use of categories

Banner: Details of Edmund Blair Leighton, Sweet Solitude, 1919
Text of "Study tips" © Jan Mainzer

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SUNY New Paltz 

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