Visual Analysis: Art History Writing Guides

Art History writing guides are a great tool for students to conduct visual analysis, which differs from other types of academic writing in that it focuses on: medium, size, technique, subject, colour, line, composition and space.


Barnet, Sylvan. 2005. A Short Guide to Writing Art History. New York: Pearson/Longman.Print.

Clarke, Michael. 2007. Verbalising the Visual: Translating Art and Design into Words. Lausanne: AVA Academia.

Hudson, Suzanne, and Nancy Noonan-Morrissey. 2002. The Art of Writing About Art. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. 

Art History Essay Research Guide:

Writing an Art History Paper from Dartmouth Writing Program online. 

See also: Art History Survey texts

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