Art: A World History
by Elke Linda Buchholz, Susanne Kaeppele, Karoline Hille, Irina Stotland
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Author: Elke Linda Buchholz, Irina Stotland, Karoline Hille, Susanne KaeppeleEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-01
ISBN: 0810994429
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Abrams Books
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Book Review: ART: A good refresher
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a good book for those who slept through high school or college art history and now wish they had a bit more background for enjoying their local museum of art. The book is VERY concise and provides relevant historical perspectives. The page size is small (it is really a very thick handbook) so the photos of the various pieces are hard to appreciate. I have enjoyed going through it, however, and it has provided the foundation I was looking for.
Summary of Art: A World History
The history of art in the palm of your hand!This lavishly illustrated and super-condensed history of world art is the perfect gift for any art lover. A pocket-sized book bursting with 900 illustrations, it takes the reader from the beginnings of art in prehistory to the contemporary scene.
With concise introductions devoted to every significant art movement, this volume guides readers from the caves at Lascaux to the 21st-century masters, and teaches them to easily distinguish between Mannerism and High Renaissance, the Baroque and Rococo, Surrealism and Dada.
Complete with time lines, capsule biographies of great artists, and spreads that spotlight masterworks, it's a museum's worth of looking and learning that fits effortlessly into a purse or backpack.
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