30-Second Great Art (eBook)

From Masaccio to Matisse, 50 artworks that changed the way we see things

Lee Beard (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
160 Seiten
Ivy Press (Verlag)
978-1-78240-728-7 (ISBN)

Infos

The great painting and sculpture of the past is the indispensable backbone ofmost people's visual library, but wrangling centuries of wonderful works bythousands of artists into a digestible form that allows you tofocus ontheir detail and direction can be tough. Enter 30-Second Great Art. It takesreaders on an engrossing tour of 50 top-flight works by artists fromGiotto to Marlene Dumas, including a full-page reproduction ofeach one,accompanied by text that puts it in the context of the world in which itwas created, and adds another piece to the jigsaw puzzle of the history of art.Along the way, special spreads will offer insights intothe collectors andcritics of the past, as well as its creators, and a glossary for eachchapter will explain specialist terms. Succinct, lively descriptions make forspeedy and enjoyable reading; it's like taking a tripround the world'sgreatest art gallery.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.10.2018
• Reihe/Serie: 30 Second
• Reihe/Serie: 30-Second
• Reihe/Serie: 30-Second
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Schlagworte: abstract art • art collections • art collectors • art creators • Art Critics • art explained • art for beginners • art for dummies • art from ancient civilisations • art galleries • Art Literature • art movements • art throughout history • art world • baroque • basics of art • bite size • Cubism • explanations of art • famous artists • famous painters • famous sculptors • Giotto • great art explained • great artists • great paintings • great sculptures • great works of art • History of Art • history of art guide • how art works • how to talk about art • illustrated guide to art • Impressionism • insights into art • introduction to art • lessons on art • Mannerist • Marlene Dumas • Masaccio • Matisse • modern art • modern art artists • modern artists • Neoclassicism • Painters • Picasso • pieces of art • Pop Art • prehistoric art • Realism • Renaissance Art • Rococo • Romanticism • Sculptors • Surrealism • understanding art • Warhol • western art • works of art • World Art • worlds best art • world's best artists • worlds greatest artists
• ISBN-10: 1-78240-728-6 / 1782407286
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78240-728-7 / 9781782407287