As an Artist, I find this book irresistible. As someone studying Art History, this book is phenomenal. This book is packed FULL of amazing information. It's divided into times, starting with Prehistoric & Ancient Art. Then Hellenic & Italic Civilizations, followed by The Ancient World From the Roman Empire to the Fourth Crusade. Next is An Art for Europe, Asia and Africa, then From Late Antiquity to the Romanesque. The Artistic Cultures of Asia & Africa. From the Great Cities of Europe to the Four Corners of the World. The Triumph of the City. Baroque & Rococo; the City & the Court. Artistic Cultures of Asia and the Americas. Art, Commerce & Industry, The 18th & 19th Centuries. Art Styles in the Industrial 18th Century. A Crisis of Tradition & the Birth of Contemporary Art. Developments in the 19th Century. New Trends in the 19th and 20th Century. The Art of Africa & Oceania. Art of the 20th Century. A Revolution in the Arts. Postwar Developments & Contemporary Art.
Each section is full of information and pictures, and information about the pictures. The details are (seemingly) endless. There's things I knew, and things I didn't know. Details about the Artist from each time fills each section. Little tidbits of information that I've never heard before just waiting to be discovered. A small biography of each Artists life. Information about their work. Details about the times. Why things were, or what makes a Piece important, or how it's viewed, or what the Artist was thinking or feeling when they drew it. What the picture really means. The different forms of art. The difference in the different forms of art. Information on Impressionism vs Neo Impressionism, Expressionism, Avant-Gardes, Romanesque Art vs New-Romanesque, Neo-Dada, Gothic Art vs Neo-Gothic Art, Cubism vs Neo-Cubism, Neo-Baroque vs Baroque... My goodness, this book has it all.
This book has 720 color pages. Each page is stuffed with information just waiting to be discovered. If you enjoy art, if you're learning art, if you're teaching art, if you want your kids to appreciate art, if you just want a really cool book, pick this book up. Find a copy of it somewhere, through a seller, on eBay, I don't care where, this book is a must have on every book shelf, every coffee table, in every studio, in every home. This book is pure genius. You'll look at it again and again. Over and over. It's fascinating. You'll learn something new. Your kids will learn something new. And you'll be delighted.
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