Description
| Product ID: | 9783791381701 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | SI |
| Series: | 50 You Should Know |
| Title: | 50 Paintings You Should Know |
| Authors: | Author: Kristina Lowis, Tamsin Pickeral |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | History of art, Art styles not defined by date, Paintings and painting, Painting & paintings |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Now available in an updated edition, this generously illustrated book is a tour of the most important Western paintings since the Renaissance. Spanning seven centuries, this selection of fifty iconic paintings offers readers a crash course in art history while presenting gorgeous color reproductions that are a pleasure to contemplate. Starting with Giotto''s Arena Chapel frescoes and continuing through Botticelli''s The Birth of Venus, da Vinci''s Mona Lisa, Vermeer''s Girl with a Pearl Earring, as well as works by Monet, van Gogh, Cassatt, Cezanne, Dali, Kahlo, Hopper, Pollock, Rothko, and O''Keeffe, nearly every important painter is represented in this book. It features works that may be familiar to the eye, but whose histories are even more fascinating. Readers will learn about the painters who created them, the reasons for their importance and the places the paintings can be found. As entertaining as it is informative, this beautiful book is the perfect introduction to great paintings that have stood the test of time. |
| Imprint Name: | Prestel |
| Publisher Name: | Prestel |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-06-06 |
