Críticas:
'The perfect present for someone preparing for an art-history course at university. It's a bargain, too' - Sunday Times 'Stephen Farthing has done an amazing job of packing a comprehensive, if concise, history of world art into a hefty but manageable tome' - RA Magazine 'Perfectly designed as a one-stop reference guide: one to dip in and out of, rather than read from cover to cover ... indispensable' - Artists & Illustrators
Reseña del editor:
If you’ve ever found yourself transfixed by a Renaissance painting, fascinated by an Inca textile, or filled with wonder by an exquisite piece of Ming porcelain, this is the book for you. Venture inside its pages and discover exactly what the great artistic periods and movements of the world were all about. Written by an experienced international team of artists, art historians and curators, this absorbing and beautiful book gives you priceless insights into the world’s most iconic images. Organized chronologically, the book traces the evolution of artistic development period by period, with the illustrated, in-depth text covering every genre of art, from painting and sculpture to conceptual art and performance.
Table of Contents
Foreword · Introduction · 1. Prehistoric to Gothic Art · 2. 15th- and 16th-century Art · 3. 17th- and 18th-century Art · 4. 19th-century Art 5. 1900–1945 · 6. 1945–Present Day
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