Art: Paintings, Sculpture, Artists, Styles, Schools (EYEWITNESS COMPANION GUIDES)

513 Pages·2005·105.52 MB·English

by  Robert Cumming

EYEWITNESS COMPANIONS EYEWITNESS COMPANIONS
Art
The definitive visual guide
A unique aid to discovering,
enjoying, and appreciating
Western art—the ideal Art
museum and
gallery companion
Old masters, modern greats
From Fra Angelico to Zurbarán,
da Vinci to Damien Hirst, a
who’s-who of the finest artists
through the centuries
Famous works
Outstanding examples from each
genre—how these masterpieces
were created and where they
can be viewed
“Art is the path to knowledge.”
Leonardo da Vinci
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The history of art
Essential insights into the key 5
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PAINTING • SCULPTURE • PAINTING • SCULPTURE •
ARTISTS • STYLES • SCHOOLS ARTISTS • STYLES • SCHOOLS
EYEWITNESS COMPANIONS
Art
ROBERT CUMMING
Text previously published in Art: A Field Guide
LONDON, NEW YORK,
MUNICH, MELBOURNE,AND DELHI
Senior Art Editor Juliette Norsworthy
Senior Editor Ferdie McDonald
Design assistance Peter Laws
Editorial assistance David John, Rob Houston
Additional text contribution Thomas Cussans
Picture Research Sarah Smithies, Celia Dearing,
Carlo Ortu
DTP John Goldsmid
Production Rita Sinha
Managing Editor Debra Wolter
Managing Art Editor Phil Ormerod
Executive Managing Editor Liz Wheeler
Editorial Director Andrew Heritage
Art Director Bryn Walls
Publisher Jonathan Metcalf
at Studio Cactus
Design Laura Watson, Dawn Terrey,
Sharon Rudd, Peter Radcliffe
Editorial Aaron Brown, Jennifer Close,
Lorna Hankin, Clare Wallis
First published in 2005 by
Dorling Kindersley Limited
80 Strand, London WC2R ORL
Penguin Group
First American Edition, 2005
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION MODERNISM
10 THE HISTORY c.1900–1970
OF ART 340
44
CONTEMPORARY
EARLY ART ART
3000 BCE–1300 CE 1970–
46 448
GOTHIC AND EARLY GLOSSARY
RENAISSANCE 478
c.1300–1500
72 INDEX
501
HIGH RENAISSANCE
INTRODUCING AND MANNERISM
ART c.1500–1700
14 128
WHAT IS ART? THE BAROQUE ERA
16 c.1600–1700
162
MEDIA AND
MATERIALS FROM ROCOCO TO
28 NEOCLASSICISM
c.1700–1800
218
ROMANTIC AND
ACADEMIC ART
c.1800–1900
258