World Famous Paintings Museum -- Vol. 1 to 4

Author: None
Publisher: Haiyan Publishing House
Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: 230 master painters, 581 classic works, 63 exquisite commentaries. The World Museum of Famous Paintings presents lost artistic languages in an innovative way, detailing the techniques and intentions behind the works, explaining the knowledge and stories behind masterpieces, clarifying hidden historical themes, and delving into the mysterious symbolic meanings of works that readers may be familiar with but struggle to understand. Interwoven with the art are developments in theater and poetry, history and politics, architecture and sculpture, music and technology, religion and philosophy, customs and legends, leading readers into deeper reading, broader insights, greater love, and more refined joy. The World Museum of Famous Paintings breathes life into the silent world of famous paintings in museums, capturing key periods in the history of world painting—"The Prelude from the Depths of History," "The Solemn Middle Ages," "The Turbulent Renaissance," "The Intricate 17th Century," "The Deep 18th Century," "The Pinnacle of the 19th Century," "The Diverse 20th Century"—guiding us from prehistoric cave paintings, through ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, experiencing the luxury of Italians, the romance of the French, and the simplicity of the Russians. We journey through the elegance and vitality of the Romanticists, the exuberance and agitation of the Fauves, and continue to wander into the turbulent and vibrant present.