Why should a banker, two actresses and a seamstress meet at a riverside restaurant? What was the Impressionist who painted them trying to capture? And did he have enough money to pay for his lunch? These are the kinds of questions applied to the masterpieces collected in this book. The result is an unusual account of trends and lifestyles of times past as reflected in great works of art.
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This book presents a selection of articles originally published in the German magazine art by the Hagens, who also produced a TV series, History in Paintings, as part of their mission to make art more understandable to nonspecialists. The 32 essays, each focusing on a work by a different artist, are arranged chronologically from the 15th through the 20th centuries. With the exceptions of Diego Rivera, Vasily Surikov, and Edward Kienholz, the artists are all from Western Europe. Large color plates enhance the text, and a graphic technique is used to highlight a particular area of the paintings like a window and draw viewers deeper into the work. The authors discuss how these details reflect the political events, religious views, sexual mores, and social issues of the times. Recommended for larger public libraries.?Anne Marie Lane, American Heritage Ctr., Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This review is from: What Great Paintings Say: Vol. 3 (Big) (Paperback)
I pick up this book when I want a few minutes off in another world. The authors give a social history of the paintings, and gently explain details that I otherwise never would ahve noticed, let alone understood. It enriches my senses, strengthens my eyes. The paintings are chosen from many museums around the world. Now that I'm living in London, I read up on one painting before going to the corresponding museum. I get so annoyed with museum placards, telling you only when the painting was painted, who by, and maybe who commissioned. This book brings the paintings to life. I wish there were a book like this for every museum collection.
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