num_pages: 608
description: Fully revised for this seventh edition, The Penguin Dictionary of Art and Artists is one of the most comprehensive and detailed reference works available on the subject. It contains: entries on all the major artists of the last seven centuries; short, incisive biographies of over 1,200 artists, including many new entries on modern American artists; evaluations of the works of the greatest artists and their location; expositions of the best-known groups or schools of artists; descriptions of artistic techniques; and styles and definitions of artistic movements.
language: English
title: The Penguin Dictionary of Art and Artists
titlecomplete: The Penguin Dictionary of Art and Artists
genres: Art History, Nonfiction, History, Reference, Art
ratings_count: 72
publisher: Penguin Books