Art : over 2,500 works from cave to contemporary
(2008)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
709/ART
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2008
EDITION
First American edition
DESCRIPTION
612 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 31 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780756639723, 0756639727
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Looking at art -- Prehistory to 1400 CE -- 15th and 16th centuries -- 17th and 18th centuries -- 19th century -- Early 20th century -- 1945 onward
Within each time period, provides examples of significant works in painting, sculpture, drawing and other media. Highlights themes that were important at various times such as nudes, landscape, still life, and love. Includes brief biographies of some artists and a "closer look" in depth for the most significant works