An entertaining, informative, and inspirational look at the great ages of Western art! Great Masters of Western Art is an affordable and easy-to-use guide that features the life and work of 75 of the greatest masters of painting through the ages. Covering every significant movement of art history, this unique and comprehensive guide brims with resplendent examples and captivating discussions of such legends as Giotto, Leonardo, Rembrandt, Renoir, Pissarro, Picasso, Warhol, and O'Keeffe, to name just a few. All artists are represented by several impressive reproductions of their most significant works, alongside biographical timelines and brief histories of their lives and careers. Every dazzling, full-color reproduction includes cultural and aesthetic discussions about the individual painting, plus entertaining anecdotes and stories bring each painter's inspirations, circumstances, and creative genius to life. This one-stop guide is appealing, compact, lavishly illustrated, and conveniently organized chronologically for fast and easy use. For anyone who loves art, museums, and beautiful things in general, Great Masters of Western Art is an enjoyable trip for all.
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Jordi Vigué studied medieval history at the University of Barcelona and the Sorbonne in Paris. He has published numerous monographs and magazine articles on art and has editied a number of encyclopedias. He lives in Barcelona, Spain.
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Wow! What a fun book. A whirlwind trip through notable works by 75 of history's most notable artists. As with the others of his books, Vigue has presented the reader with an incredible collection of high quality images, art history, and commentary. The 25% larger format and somewhat narrower scope than his previous work1000 Masterpieces of Painting Nudes enabled the images in this book to be printed 50-100% larger. As might be expected, there's some overlap of images in Vigue's many books, but that doesn't detract from them. Highly recommended.
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Every period in our history is characterized by specific circumstances that are at once the cause and effect of ideas, politics, fashion, and art. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
National Gallery, New York, Van Gogh, Paris Salon, Santa Maria, Uffizi Gallery, Fra Angelico, Saint Petersburg, Alte Pinakothek, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hieronymus Bosch, Leonardo da Vinci, World Exposition, Legion of Honor, Tate Gallery, Franco-Prussian War, John the Baptist, Royal Academy, Staatliche Museen, Vatican City, Academy of Fine Arts, Giovanni Bellini, San Marco, World War New!
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Every period in our history is characterized by specific circumstances that are at once the cause and effect of ideas, politics, fashion, and art. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
National Gallery, New York, Van Gogh, Paris Salon, Santa Maria, Uffizi Gallery, Fra Angelico, Saint Petersburg, Alte Pinakothek, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hieronymus Bosch, Leonardo da Vinci, World Exposition, Legion of Honor, Tate Gallery, Franco-Prussian War, John the Baptist, Royal Academy, Staatliche Museen, Vatican City, Academy of Fine Arts, Giovanni Bellini, San Marco, World War New!
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- Winslow Homer by Nicolai Cikovsky Jr. on page 363, page 365, and page 368
- Birth of Venus by BOTTICELLI on page 63, page 67, and page 68
- Richard Wagner by Robert Raphael on page 387, and page 388
- Water Lilies by Claude Monet on page 375, and page 380
- The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) by Dante Alighieri on page 63, and page 272
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