The Art Book
Edition: Midi Ed edition
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: March 2, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780714844879
Subjects: Reference works; The Arts; History - General; Art & Art Instruction; Art; Art / History / General; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General; Artists; Dictionaries; Themes, motives
Description: An A to Z guide to 500 great painters and sculptors from medieval to modern times. Each artist is represented by a full-page color plate of a typical work, accompanied by explanatory and illuminating information on each image and its creator. The entries are comprehensively cross-referenced and glossaries of artistic movements and technical terms are included, together with an international directory of galleries and museums to visit.