The Art of Wonder: A History of Seeing
"... a smart jolt to our jaded conventions of what art is and how we see it." --Array, February 2006"...A book whose time was long overdue. A must for those seeking to get all they can ... from art." --Art Times, December 2005"Breathtaking in its breadth and fascinating for its enormous store of details… Spalding sees beyond the local and historical bases". --Midwest Book Review, February 2006"Gives a provocative tour through art history and places masterpieces of art in the context from which they were created." --Michael Dresser Show, July 2005"If you wanted to teach someone to look at art without preconceived notions, this would be the book to choose." --Courier-Gazette, May 2006"It does for art what Stephen Hawking’s book "A Brief History of Time" did for science ... a throughly good read" --Washington Daily News, November 2005"Provocative points and interesting comparisons are mage." --Choice, June 2006