The Story of Art – Painting

Author: (German) Gombrich
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: The primary purpose of this book is to invite you to experience the infinite joy brought by a certain art form. It attempts to guide you into a wonderful world of art with encyclopedic clarity, novel-like readability, and album-like appeal! Filling the gap between professional and leisure books, this book introduces the history of painting from the early Middle Ages to Pop Art, including discussions on tombs, illustrations, the evolution of image art, and oil paintings. It covers world-famous artists such as Giotto, Masaccio, Dürer, Grünewald, Michelangelo, Velázquez, Chardin, Tiepolo, Goya, Friedrich, Manet, Cézanne, Newman, Warhol, and other renowned artists. It explores the culture of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the brilliance of Rococo and Romanticism, impressionist artists, and various abstract schools and movements of the late 20th century. It briefly introduces major artworks, defines different periods, and includes explanations of art techniques, terminology, and catalogs. With encyclopedic clarity, novel-like readability, and album-like appeal, this book takes you into the world of art!