Masterworks of European Painting in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: February 14, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780691004600
Subjects: Art styles not limited by date; Exhibition catalogues and specific collections; Painting & paintings; Permanent Collection Catalogs; European; Texas; Art & Art Instruction; Painting, European; Art; Europe; Houston; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum; Techniques - Painting; Art / History / General; Art and Architecture; Reference Works and Anthologies; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General; Catalogs; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Painting
Description: "Published to coincide with the opening of the Audrey Jones Beck building in March of 2000, this illustrated catalogue - the first single volume dedicated to this collection - features one hundred of the most important European paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The works, which range in date from the early Renaissance to the beginning of the twentieth century, are all featured as full-page color plates.

The accompanying text is accessible, providing insights into the artists' lives and explaining - in general terms - the stylistic evolution of the history of European painting. Furthermore, new research on unpublished works has been incorporated into the entries." "With beautiful reproductions and informative commentary, Masterworks of European Painting will be of great appeal to art lovers and scholars alike."--BOOK JACKET.