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<p>Hi everyone! I'm currently self-studying for the AP Art History exam using Gardner, Stokstad, and the Annotated Mona Lisa. I really love the subject and find it completely fascinating.</p>

<p>The problem I'm encountering is that Gardner and Stokstad are, like, Tolstoy long. And the Annotated Mona Lisa oversimplifies outrageously (Ex: doesn't cover Islamic art) and seems to be only good for an overall review. So at this point I have no idea how much information I'm supposed to know and am generally very confused and overwhelmed.</p>

<p>I read in a thread back that for the art history exam, it's basically important to familiarize oneself with trends and a few of the main artists of each time period. The poster also said to ask one's teacher for a list of artists, but I obviously have no teacher. So, if anyone would be so kind as to consolidate a list of the most important artists for the exam, I'd really, completely, utterly appreciate it. </p>

<p>Oh, and if anyone has any released or practice tests for art history besides the one already on Collegeboard, I'd appreciate that too! Thank you all so much!</p>

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<p>hope this helps you. just bought a book from REA publishers on ap art history (just google the company). authors' students have had #1 results for three years. just received it. it gets to point, has practic tests and CD with pics.</p>

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<p>The only time artists are ever really "known" is from Renaissance onwards, so I'm just going to really study those and their techniques for the exam.</p>

<p>Renaissance - Giotto, Bosch, Bruegel, Jan van Eyck, van der Goes, Durer, Fra Angelico, Donatello, Boticelli, Massaccio, della Francesca.</p>

<p>Baroque - Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens, Caravaggio, Leyster, Artemesia Gentileschi, Velazquez, El Greco</p>

<p>19th Century - Ingres, Goya, Gericault, Fragonard, Watteau, Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, Cezanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh</p>

<p>20th Century - O'Keefe, Matisse, Picasso, Pollock, Theodora Lange, Alexander Calder.</p>

<p>We should also be studying famous architects, but I have NO clue about any of those.</p>

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<p>Thank you both very much! </p>

<p>gtoracer- I ordered the REA book and it looks pretty accessible and interesting. Thanks for the tip!</p>

<p>iismepeter- Ooh great list, thanks. I think Watteau belongs under Baroque/ Rococo, though, not 19th Century. And yeah architects are hard for me too. I only remember/recognize Gaudi well because his buildings looked really trippy.</p>

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<p>I know NOTHING about architects. I know I.M. Pei designed the Glass Pyramid at the Louvre and that's about it.</p>

<p>Also, the 20th century list isn't all the artists since I don't know much about it. Is there a lot of 20th century stuff on the AP?</p>