A Manual of Images in the History of Western Art. The Painting Volume

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Features: This book is an important supplementary resource for the study and teaching of Western art history. It includes 1,300 paintings, representing significant works from the primitive period to the 20th century in Western art history. These works reflect the artistic characteristics and styles of various painting schools, genres, and artists from different periods and countries in the West. The preface provides an introduction, and each period offers an overview of painting development, along with a database of information about the authors, dates, materials, dimensions, and collections of the works. Based on reading professional literature, readers can not only appreciate the masterpieces of Western painting from various eras but also understand and appreciate the relevant background knowledge of different works. The accompanying CD converts the black-and-white images of each painting in the book into color images and also introduces a simple method for creating teaching presentations. This will greatly benefit both teachers and students in teaching and appreciation.
The editor of this book, Mr. Li Hong, studied at the School of Fine Arts, Nanjing Normal University, earning 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 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 numerous translated papers in professional core journals such as New Art, World Art, Chinese Art Education, Galleries, and Jiangsu Art Monthly.