Created in collaboration with Bridgeman, the biggest art library in the world, Art: The Definitive Visual Guide is a must-have for your bookshelf. He has written a number of books on subjects ranging from medieval painting and sculpture, to contemporary art. 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 will take me forever to get through and I am leaving it on my coffee table to pick up and learn about different art styles, era, themes and artists as the mood takes me. Note to parents: As with any art book, you will want to examine this before sharing with your kids, if you are concerned about exposing your children to nudity.

Discover key facts about the most prominent artistic movements, including their origins and influences, and follow a timeline of the most famous works. 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.The ultimate introduction to global art, presenting 30,000 years of creativity in one lavishly illustrated book.

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.Parceling out my reading in those short bursts kept it from becoming tedious, which the tiny print would do if I read too long. 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.

Be inspired by the detail of each subject matter and methods each artist used to create their masterpieces, and explore centuries, cultures, and countries on the ultimate artistic journey across time. The book also discusses the different Art movements that came about and dominated European- and Asian-thoughts in the processes of their paintings, such as the well known ones like Gothic; Romanesque; Renaissance, and; Baroque, and perhaps the less well known ones such as Mannerism; Fauvism; Rococo, and; Neoclassicism. 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. For more than 20 years, he has published a weekly column on art, first in the Independent and, more recently, in the Sunday Telegraph.

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. When you claim to be the "definitive visual guide" of art itself there is always going to be room to point out where such-and-such a thing wasn't included. Created in collaboration with the biggest art library in the world, Bridgeman, this is a must-have for every family bookshelf. If you ever just feel the need to look at art, this is the book to pick up; the photography is crisp and the art chosen is encyclopedic in its range.

Grossed me out but that seems the normal way of talking about this disgusting child abuser because hey he did good art! Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Under the heading of "Brushstrokes and Texture" someone described The Birth of Venus by Alexandre Cabanel as "the acceptable face of female nudity posing as high art on the pretext of retelling a classical myth.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. I read this on my breaks while at work, took me 11 months and I kinda wrecked the book by the time I was done, cuz it's HEEEAAVVVY and I'm clumsy and my wrists are week thanks to repetitive injury.