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1001 paintings you must see before you die / general editor, Stephen Farthing ; preface by Geoff Dyer.

Farthing, Stephen, 1950- (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0789315246
  • ISBN: 9780789315243
  • Physical Description: 960 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Universe, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Quintessence book"--Title page verso.
Includes indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface -- Introduction -- Title index -- Pre-1400 (Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art; Byzantine; Romanesque; Medieval and Gothic art; Frescoes and encaustic painting) -- 1400s (Early Renaissance Italian and Flemish art; Linear perspective in art; Humanism; Exploration of the New World; Naturalism) -- 1500s (High Renaissance art; Islamic ateliers and Mughal miniatures; Calligraphy; Mannerism; First widespread use of canvas) -- 1600s (Baroque; Classicism; Genre painting; Still lifes; Dutch Masters) -- 1700s (Rococo; Neoclassicism; Academic art; Enlightenment) -- 1800s (Romanticism versus Realism; Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; Impressionism and Post-Impressionism; Symbolism; Fin de Siécle) -- 1900s (Art nouveau; Fauvism and Cubism; Surrealism; Abstract Expressionism; Modernism) -- 2000s (Eco Art; Neo-Modernism; Avant-Pop; Humanitarian art; Symbiotic art) -- Glossary -- Artist index -- Contributors -- Photo credits -- Acknowledgments.
Subject: Painting > Appreciation.
Painting > History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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