1000 Paintings of Genius
Featuring 1000 internationally recognized paintings, this collection spans the history of art from the 13th century to the present, from the early stirrings of the Renaissance movement in Italy to the boundary-pushing experiments of the Abstract Expressionists in post-WWII America.
These cultural treasures are presented in historical context, along with extended captions and biographies of one hundred of the most influential artists. Each chapter reviews major events that had an impact on the art world, defines significant techniques, and comments on relevant innovations. An artistic, cultural and educational resource, this book invites us to consider the interaction between history and art, and the influence artists through the ages have had on each other, as well as the future of the discipline. As Joseph Manca writes in his introduction:
Surely, painting continues to have a lasting appeal in a changing world. Will the field continue to produce masterpieces? That is a more difficult question to answer. The works collected here indicate physical craftsmanship is an important component of successful painting. It is also clear that painters succeed when they ... respond to art of the past, be it in admiration or in rebellion... The pages of this book contain, without setting out to do so, a blueprint for painting's future.
The traditional and the controversial, the mythic and the understated, the quietly subversive, and the deliberately challenging — all are thought-provoking if only for their persistence, and together they document the progress of Western history through the eyes of our most creative visionaries.
Victoria Charles received her PhD in art history. She has published extensively on this subject and is a regular contributor to journals and magazines. Her most recent publication is a monograph on Rembrandt.
Joseph Manca received his PhD from Columbia University. He is Professor and Chairman of the Art History Department at Rice University. Specializing in Italian Renaissance, Joseph Manca has published numerous works on this period.
Megan McShane received her PhD from Emory University with a focus on European avant-garde art during the First and Second World Wars.
Donald Wigal is a retired art history and theology professor from Dayton University. He specializes in modern and Western art. He was an indexer of the Academic American Encyclopedia.
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These cultural treasures are presented in historical context, along with extended captions and biographies of one hundred of the most influential artists. Each chapter reviews major events that had an impact on the art world, defines significant techniques, and comments on relevant innovations. An artistic, cultural and educational resource, this book invites us to consider the interaction between history and art, and the influence artists through the ages have had on each other, as well as the future of the discipline. As Joseph Manca writes in his introduction:
Surely, painting continues to have a lasting appeal in a changing world. Will the field continue to produce masterpieces? That is a more difficult question to answer. The works collected here indicate physical craftsmanship is an important component of successful painting. It is also clear that painters succeed when they ... respond to art of the past, be it in admiration or in rebellion... The pages of this book contain, without setting out to do so, a blueprint for painting's future.
The traditional and the controversial, the mythic and the understated, the quietly subversive, and the deliberately challenging — all are thought-provoking if only for their persistence, and together they document the progress of Western history through the eyes of our most creative visionaries.
Victoria Charles received her PhD in art history. She has published extensively on this subject and is a regular contributor to journals and magazines. Her most recent publication is a monograph on Rembrandt.
Joseph Manca received his PhD from Columbia University. He is Professor and Chairman of the Art History Department at Rice University. Specializing in Italian Renaissance, Joseph Manca has published numerous works on this period.
Megan McShane received her PhD from Emory University with a focus on European avant-garde art during the First and Second World Wars.
Donald Wigal is a retired art history and theology professor from Dayton University. He specializes in modern and Western art. He was an indexer of the Academic American Encyclopedia.
1000 Paintings of Genius
Featuring 1000 internationally recognized paintings, this collection spans the history of art from the 13th century to the present, from the early stirrings of the Renaissance movement in Italy to the boundary-pushing experiments of the Abstract Expressionists in post-WWII America.
These cultural treasures are presented in historical context, along with extended captions and biographies of one hundred of the most influential artists. Each chapter reviews major events that had an impact on the art world, defines significant techniques, and comments on relevant innovations. An artistic, cultural and educational resource, this book invites us to consider the interaction between history and art, and the influence artists through the ages have had on each other, as well as the future of the discipline. As Joseph Manca writes in his introduction:
Surely, painting continues to have a lasting appeal in a changing world. Will the field continue to produce masterpieces? That is a more difficult question to answer. The works collected here indicate physical craftsmanship is an important component of successful painting. It is also clear that painters succeed when they ... respond to art of the past, be it in admiration or in rebellion... The pages of this book contain, without setting out to do so, a blueprint for painting's future.
The traditional and the controversial, the mythic and the understated, the quietly subversive, and the deliberately challenging — all are thought-provoking if only for their persistence, and together they document the progress of Western history through the eyes of our most creative visionaries.
Victoria Charles received her PhD in art history. She has published extensively on this subject and is a regular contributor to journals and magazines. Her most recent publication is a monograph on Rembrandt.
Joseph Manca received his PhD from Columbia University. He is Professor and Chairman of the Art History Department at Rice University. Specializing in Italian Renaissance, Joseph Manca has published numerous works on this period.
Megan McShane received her PhD from Emory University with a focus on European avant-garde art during the First and Second World Wars.
Donald Wigal is a retired art history and theology professor from Dayton University. He specializes in modern and Western art. He was an indexer of the Academic American Encyclopedia.
These cultural treasures are presented in historical context, along with extended captions and biographies of one hundred of the most influential artists. Each chapter reviews major events that had an impact on the art world, defines significant techniques, and comments on relevant innovations. An artistic, cultural and educational resource, this book invites us to consider the interaction between history and art, and the influence artists through the ages have had on each other, as well as the future of the discipline. As Joseph Manca writes in his introduction:
Surely, painting continues to have a lasting appeal in a changing world. Will the field continue to produce masterpieces? That is a more difficult question to answer. The works collected here indicate physical craftsmanship is an important component of successful painting. It is also clear that painters succeed when they ... respond to art of the past, be it in admiration or in rebellion... The pages of this book contain, without setting out to do so, a blueprint for painting's future.
The traditional and the controversial, the mythic and the understated, the quietly subversive, and the deliberately challenging — all are thought-provoking if only for their persistence, and together they document the progress of Western history through the eyes of our most creative visionaries.
Victoria Charles received her PhD in art history. She has published extensively on this subject and is a regular contributor to journals and magazines. Her most recent publication is a monograph on Rembrandt.
Joseph Manca received his PhD from Columbia University. He is Professor and Chairman of the Art History Department at Rice University. Specializing in Italian Renaissance, Joseph Manca has published numerous works on this period.
Megan McShane received her PhD from Emory University with a focus on European avant-garde art during the First and Second World Wars.
Donald Wigal is a retired art history and theology professor from Dayton University. He specializes in modern and Western art. He was an indexer of the Academic American Encyclopedia.
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| ISBN-13: | 9781783104031 |
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| Publisher: | Parkstone International |
| Publication date: | 11/24/2014 |
| Series: | The Book |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
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