A Manual of Images in the History of Western Art. Painting Volume (with CD-ROM)

Author: Li Hong
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book is an important supplementary resource for the study and teaching of Western art history. It includes 1,300 painting works, which are significant representative works from the primitive period to the 20th century in Western art history. They reflect the artistic characteristics and styles of various painting schools, genres, and artists from different periods and countries in the West. The preface of the book and the overviews of painting development in each period, as well as the information database of the authors, dates, materials, dimensions, and collections of the works. Based on reading professional literature, readers can not only appreciate the fine paintings of Western art history in detail but also understand and appreciate the relevant background knowledge of different works. The accompanying CD-ROM converts the black-and-white images of each painting in the book into color images and introduces the method of creating simple teaching courseware. This will greatly benefit the teaching and appreciation of both teachers and students. The editor of this book, Mr. Li Hong, studied at the School of Fine Arts, Nanjing Normal University, and obtained a master's degree in art history. He is currently an associate professor at Nanjing Normal University and a doctoral student in the "History of Art History" program at the China Academy of Art. His main works include "Contemporary Painting Art in Europe and America" (1992), "Contemporary Art" (translated, 1995), "Sources of Modern Architecture and Design" (co-translated, 2001), "Western Sculpture" (2003), and others. He has also published many translated papers in professional core journals such as "New Art," "World Art," "Chinese Art Education," "Galleries," and "Jiangsu Art Monthly."