The tree of Western painting

Author: Li Lei
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is part of an art series, focusing on Western painting. It begins with five parts—root, trunk, branches, leaves, and flowers—to explain the origins, development, media used, forms presented, famous painters, and representative works of Western painting in an accessible manner. The target audience for this book is art enthusiasts and professionals, with the goal of providing readers with a clear understanding of Western painting, artists, and renowned artworks using simple language and an illustrative "tree" structure. Although there have been some popular art books published before, this one does not merely summarize the evolution of painting art from the perspective of art history. Instead, it goes beyond the vertical development of art to introduce different media such as oil painting, printmaking, watercolor, and sketching, enabling ordinary readers to gain a deeper understanding of Western painting art.