Art That Changed the World tells the story of every major art style, movement by movement, giving art lovers a visual timeline showing key paintings that sparked each transition and explaining major events that shaped their evolution. Each section features a lavish double-page image of an influential painting that defines each artistic style. Seminal
Art That Changed the World tells the story of every major art style, movement by movement, giving art lovers a visual timeline showing key paintings that sparked each transition and explaining major events that shaped their evolution.
Each section features a lavish double-page image of an influential painting that defines each artistic style. Seminal works of genius are portrayed in their historical context, with attention paid to the culture of the time and the lives of their creators. This stunning art book is a wonderful resource for art lovers everywhere.
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Overall Solid Art History Book, Some Major Groups Omitted Given Title This is a book I bought for my daughter while I was homeschooling her for a brief period of time during her 3rd grade year. I only assigned certain sections to her in support of the curriculums I was using for social studies and history during that time. This is a big book and way more then 3rd grade art history can tackle, but I think it’s a good resource for her to have moving forward. She said that some of the information was very interesting, but she did not like the paintings that had…
Large book- mostly European art Pros: It’s a large & thick book with a lot of content inside.Cons: Majority of the book is classical/European/Renaissance art- if you enjoy more impressionism and/or 20th century art I would recommend a different book. This book also arrived damaged with a large tear down the front cover.
Incredible narrative of art through the ages! For any art or history enthusiast this book is incredible. I bought this book when I started painting to learn about different styles of painting and how they evolved and it was beyond what I expected. You get a breakdown from the stone ages until now of artists, paints, and styles throughout the course of history in a detailed time frame. Beautiful pictures of works and descriptive detail make this book an excellent read.