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HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING Juliet Heslewood

HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING By Juliet Heslewood

HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING by Juliet Heslewood


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One of two volumes which present a complete tour of the world of art for the young reader from cave paintings to the beauty and perfection of Greek and Roman sculpture. This book on painting gives a view into the nightmarish world of Bosch and the development of art to Dali's dream world.

HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING Summary

HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING by Juliet Heslewood

This is one of two volumes which present a complete tour of the world of art for the young reader from cave paintings to the beauty and perfection of Greek and Roman sculpture. This book on painting gives a view into the nightmarish world of Bosch, and the development of art to the Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, Monet's cathedrals and poppy fields, Van Gogh's sunflowers and a journey into the art of the present century to Picasso's Cubism, Dali's dream world and Andy Warhol's vivid imagery.

Table of Contents

The ancient world - cave painting, Greek vases, Roman walls; the Middle Ages - painting Christ, the frescoes of Giotto, altarpieces; the Renaissance - the artists of Florence, Leonardo da Vinci, painters for the Pope, the artists of Venice; outside Italy - the north of Europe, painting imagination and real life, Rembrandt, indoors and outdoors; Popes and royalty - a new kind of painter Caravaggio; Rubens; Velasquez; peace and revolution - a classical past, Rococo delights, revolution, Goya; changing landscapes - the English land, the French land, Monet and the Impressionists, painting the colour of the sun; the modern world - Picasso and other wild beasts; Dada and dreams; new frontiers - America.

Additional information

GOR005064211
9781855617186
1855617188
HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING by Juliet Heslewood
Used - Very Good
Paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
19970425
64
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