Art: A Visual History

Art: A Visual History is the complete visual guide to Western art, now updated and repackaged in a themed slipcase. How to tell Impressionism from Expressionism, a Degas from a Monet, early Medieval art from early Christian? Art: A Visual History explains it all -- painting, sculpture, great artists, styles, and schools -- and will help you answer the question, "What makes great art?" Art: A Visual History includes: - More than 650 artists and all the major schools and movements, all arranged chronologically. - Close-up focus on 22 masterpieces, from Ancient Greek sculpture to 1960s Pop Art. - Well-known icons along with lesser-known gems -- carefully chosen to illuminate the points made in the text. - Features on major schools and movements to explore and explain their stylistic trademarks, characteristics, and favored subjects. Art: A Visual History is a knowledgeable, thought-provoking, and accessible tour of the creators of Western art.

• | Author: Robert Cumming
• | Publisher: DK
• | Publication Date: May 26, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 416 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 074402367X
• | ISBN-13: 9780744023671