Product Description

The ultimate visual guide to paintings and sculpture from around the world Bring a gallery of more than 2,500 of the world’s most influential paintings and sculptures ever created into your home and learn everything you need to know about art history. Peruse over 8,000 stunning works from 700 artists and explore the major milestones of art history from cave paintings to modern masterpieces. Learn how to ‘read’ composition, subject matter, technique and style as key paintings are examined in intricate detail to help you understand the artist’s intentions, style and method. Picture-packed pages explore common themes such as landscapes, nudes and animals. Created in collaboration with the biggest art library in the world, Bridgeman, this is a must-have for every family bookshelf.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1095 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 612 pages

Review
"This [is a] staggeringly impressive, wonderfully well-designed book...it's a near-perfect overview of art history."
--Sunday Times (Culture Magazine), 30th November 2008

Customer Reviews

Art: The Definitive Visual Guide
This is a beautifully presented book with great colour pictures. It is suitable for those who already have an interest in and some knowledge of art and also for beginners wishing to start learning. It is well set out in manageable, readable, subject areas, with the text well illustrated to aid understanding. I would recommend the book for adults and young people of secondary school age and above. It is terrific value for money.

absolutely lovely
I bought this book for myself as a treat. I dont have much time for hobbies, but I like art and art history although Im no expert in either. This book is so lovely, its like an indulgence turning every page. Im dipping into it every night and learning so much, the writing is outstanding and the pictures are beautiful. This book is a treasure and I love it. Amazing value, a book to keep for life.

Art by Andrew Graham-Dixon
A fantastic resource for quick referencing (I was introduced to this book by a dyslexic student who found it a great way to narrow down research). The bite size chunks of info and beautiful colour reproductions are very accessible and every example is linked via a timeline and movements in art, giving examples of other artists who can be linked to the artist/style. It won't give the reader much in depth knowledge but it's a great big beautiful book to have around.