The book is a comprehensive overview of the history of art in the Western world from prehistory to the present day.

Focusing on the most representative examples of painting, sculpture, and architecture, the author analyzes the works of individual artists and interprets the conditions that led to the formation of artistic groups, trends, and movements in the Western tradition. The book presents the general characteristics, the main representatives, and the most distinctive examples of the history of Western art.

At the same time, it addresses an audience with more specialized interests in art theory, the formation of artistic language itself, and the role of patronage, the market, and institutional mechanisms.

From the earliest carvings in hard materials and the first impressions of colors on the walls of Paleolithic caves to the "postmodern condition" of our own era, the book traverses historical time and narrates in an accessible yet systematic way the fascinating history of art in the Western world.

Finally, it includes an extensive appendix on modern Greek art.