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OverviewSpanning seven centuries, this selection of fifty iconic paintings offers readers a crash course in art history while presenting gorgeous colour 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kristina Lowis , Tamsin PickeralPublisher: Prestel Imprint: Prestel Dimensions: Width: 19.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.658kg ISBN: 9783791341989ISBN 10: 3791341987 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 31 March 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationKRISTINA LOWIS is an art historian at the Staatlichen Musee in Berlin.TAMSIN PICKERAL is an art historian and author based in Suffolk, England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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