Art: The Definitive Visual Guide (DK Definitive Cultural Histories)

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For more than 20 years, he has published a weekly column on art, first in the Independent and, more recently, in the Sunday Telegraph. From Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper to Francis Bacon’s Screaming Pope , 22 key works are analyzed at full-page size in terms of composition, story, and techniques. Aunque es un libro ambicioso, su orden diacrónico y su más de 2500 ilustraciones, entrega un panorama muy amplio de las artes plásticas, sus principales creadores y sus obras más representativas. Other folks have written more technical criticism about the white centric view and that’s probably accurate. Identity politics-based quips in a section ostensibly about explaining to the audience the basics of art was unexpected and came across as angry squawking in amongst an otherwise detached presentation which is cleanly carried out through the rest of the book.

Andrew Graham-Dixon has presented six landmark series on art for the BBC, including the acclaimed A History of British Art, Renaissance and Art of Eternity, as well as numerous individual documentaries on art and artists. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Collaborating with Bridgeman Art Library, the world’s most comprehensive source of culture and historical art images, Art brings the world’s best images into your home. colour illusts, very good hardback with decorated boards (no dustwraper as issued) This is a heavy book so expect extra freight charges. I think this is the biggest flaw, although one that'd be hard to rectify easily given what the book is trying to do.

What the artists did to create each work — and how — is revealed with the help of graphics, overlays, and detailed close-ups. Grossed me out but that seems the normal way of talking about this disgusting child abuser because hey he did good art!

Explore the pages of this awe-inspiring art history book to discover: - Over 2500 of the world's most influential paintings and sculptures. Discover the history of art movements from classical Greek art to the Italian Renaissance, the Pre-Raphaelites, and the masters of Impressionism with a brand new edition of this classic bestseller.It can be used as an effective teaching tool for the Art student, or as an occasional page-flicker on the coffee table for the less inclined. Featuring examples of the world's most celebrated, influential, and iconic artworks, this beautiful volume brings a gallery into your home where you can learn everything you need to know about art and artists. Overall I did like this and it is impressive that almost everything you can think of about art is covered. Discover key facts about the most prominent artistic movements, including their origins and influences, and follow a timeline of the most famous works. I barely scratched the surface in the time I had this from the library, and I could sit for an hour or more just reading and examining the photographs.

For more than twenty years he has published a weekly column on art, first in the Independent and, more recently, in the Sunday Telegraph. It is a spectacular book to have in rediscovering one's passion for Art, and to explore those paintings and artists that everyone "knows", but yet not actually really know. I'll also note that the modern art descriptions and stuff are often absolutely laughable but tbh I hate a lot of the modern art stuff they have in this book so I guess I would say that. A lot of this is just normal stuff really and I'm only complaining cause I'm critical of a lot of these mainstream ideas. But a decent amount of stuff is decent sized and there were only a few bits where it really bothered me.It would give anyone a great overview but I think aspects of the book here and there could have been changed. Created in collaboration with Bridgeman, the biggest art library in the world, Art: The Definitive Visual Guide is a must-have for your bookshelf.

Truly comprehensive in scope, Art shows you masterpieces from over 700 artists, including Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso, and Van Gogh. It has a mostly objective approach in which each artist is respected while having a slightly contemporary tone through phrasing and word choice. This book is not a specialized look at one particular period or a handful of canonized artists, but devotes a good amount of space to artists we are not as familiar with, placed in context with other artists and works we are more familiar with. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. It's a visual guide - I guess that means that they cram in references to every major and most minor painters and sculptors since time began plus many non-Western artists too, refreshingly, so A+ for inclusiveness - BUT everything is squished and rammed and crammed into fun-sized paragraphs and thumbnail illustrations.This is a truly magnificent art book about exploring different artists informations,timelines,variety of paintings from different artists through exploring diferent techniques .