The Art Museum (Arte) - Tapa dura

"Why buy a mere art book when you could have a museum of your own?... The Art Museum is a colossal tome that, ranging across continents, periods and artistic approaches, sets out to compile the perfect collection. Here, for the man who has everything, is the Mona Lisa, and plenty more as well, from Byzantine mosaics through Benin bronzes to the abstractions of Brice Marden."-The Times "Impressive... Should be in public libraries and schools as well as on coffee tables. In an age when so much information about art is gleaned electronically, this massive tome, with its beautiful reproductions, is a bold assertion of the importance of the printed page."-Art Quarterly "What is a great work of art? The question asks itself when you leaf through The Art Museum, a colossal new book that gathers together an ideal collection of superlative sculptures, paintings, vases, embroideries and installations."-The Guardian "Unprecedented, unique, and vast in scope, this visually spectacular survey of world art belongs in large public, academic, and special libraries. Destined to delight, inspire, and educate, as well as become an invaluable, classic, art reference resource, it is very highly recommended."-Library Journal.com "...A clearly laid out and lavishly illustrated compendium of the best of world culture."-The Times "The world's greatest works of art in one volume... A monumental museum without walls."-The Daily Telegraph "Coolly neoclassical in design... You can take guided tours with experts whispering in your ear as you consult the captions. Exhaustive."-The Observer "This tome is chock-full of things you don't often see reproduced on this scale."-The New York Times "The 2,500 works that really matter in 1,000 stunning pages."-Reader's Digest "This extensive compendium is easy to digest."-The Washington Post

Il volume vuole essere un museo immaginario che ospita la più bella collezione artistica mai presentata. Le sue sale espongono circa 3000 opere tra dipinti, sculture, affreschi, fotografie, arazzi, fregi, istallazioni, performance, video, stampe xilografiche, paraventi, ceramiche e manoscritti che ripercorrono la storia dell'arte mondiale.