Essential History of Art

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Essential History of Art introduces a new, chronological way of examining the major art movements of the Western World over the last two thousand years. It is the only book to examine the roots of art in prehistory and provide important examples of work from 240 leading artists in terms of their school, period, technique, and vision.

Each artist is represented by a major work, which is accompanied by text explaining their impact on the development of Western art, as well as ...

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Overview

Essential History of Art introduces a new, chronological way of examining the major art movements of the Western World over the last two thousand years. It is the only book to examine the roots of art in prehistory and provide important examples of work from 240 leading artists in terms of their school, period, technique, and vision.

Each artist is represented by a major work, which is accompanied by text explaining their impact on the development of Western art, as well as giving a brief history of their life and career.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780641674242
  • Publisher: Barnes & Noble
  • Publication date: 1/28/2001
  • Series: Essential Art Series
  • Pages: 256
  • Product dimensions: 8.44 (w) x 11.38 (h) x 1.14 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 30, 2003

    Good overview of Western art

    Great book if you need an general idea of the type of art represented by each era, but not very informative about artists or movements

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 13, 2002

    ASTONISHING!

    beautiful graphics! excellent description! must buy! A++++

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 11, 2002

    A wonderful simple review

    This book offers a series of terrific one page reviews of artists and their work, grouped by movement. It doesn't offer any detail on the movements themselves, but instead illustrates each movement through example. It's a great book for someone looking for a non-intensive book on art history.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 15, 2001

    :-)

    I love all the Essential books. This one is really good. It has the whole span of Art History, including cave paintings. I think this is a very informational book!!

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