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From Ancient Egyptian frescoes to the Renaissance masters, from French Impressionists to American Abstract Expressionists, this highly browsable guide embraces all cultures and every style of painting from 4,000 BC to the present. A visually arresting reference for art lovers and students, it provides a truly comprehensive worldwide gazeteer of paintings organized chronologically by date of completion. Each entry includes the history of the painting, information about the artist or artistic movement, the current location of the painting (all are on view to the public), as well as other details. The works are also indexed by artist and by title, making for easy cross-referencing. Included are popular paintings, key works that are the most breathtaking for their extraordinary power and beauty, paintings that were turning points in the history of art, and rediscovered masterpieces, making "1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die" an art museum in its own right.
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1001 Paintings, Stephen Farthing, Geoff Dyer
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 2006
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- Titre
- 1001 Paintings
- Sous-titre
- You Must See Before You Die
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Stephen Farthing, Geoff Dyer
- Publié
- 2006
- Pages
- 960
- ISBN10
- 184403576X
- ISBN13
- 9781844035762
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Art / Culture, Thème historique, Manuels, Histoire, Dictionnaires et manuels de langue, Art, Manuels et guides, Publications photographiques, 20e siècle, Culture et Société, 19e siècle, Histoire et théorie de l’art, Histoire de l'art, Dictionnaires, 21e siècle, XVIIIe siècle, 17e siècle, 16e siècle, 15ème siècle
- Évaluation
- 4,2 sur 5
- Description
- From Ancient Egyptian frescoes to the Renaissance masters, from French Impressionists to American Abstract Expressionists, this highly browsable guide embraces all cultures and every style of painting from 4,000 BC to the present. A visually arresting reference for art lovers and students, it provides a truly comprehensive worldwide gazeteer of paintings organized chronologically by date of completion. Each entry includes the history of the painting, information about the artist or artistic movement, the current location of the painting (all are on view to the public), as well as other details. The works are also indexed by artist and by title, making for easy cross-referencing. Included are popular paintings, key works that are the most breathtaking for their extraordinary power and beauty, paintings that were turning points in the history of art, and rediscovered masterpieces, making "1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die" an art museum in its own right.