The Informed Eye
Subtitle: Understanding Masterpieces of Western Art
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher; Ivan R. Dee
Published: February 25, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781566632782
Subjects: History Of Art / Art & Design Styles; Theory of art; Criticism; Art & Art Instruction; Art; History - General; Art / General; Art appreciation; Fine Arts
Description: In The Informed Eye, Bruce Cole introduces the reader to the properties, concepts, and meanings of Western art through a series of concise, specific explorations of a single work of art or a group of related works. These paintings, sculptures, and buildings from widely varying cultures and times are all major representatives of the scope and diversity of Western culture, from the dawn of ancient civilization to our own time. Cole explains how art is made, how it functions in society, and how it embodies the ideas and ideals of the cultures in which it was produced. --From publisher description.