Art
Subtitle: archiecture, painting, sculpture, graphics, techniques
By: Rosemary Low ; drawings by Ian Lorriman
Published: 2011
Language: eng
Number of pages: 704
ISBN-13: 9781445455853
Subjects: Art; History
Description: Featuring comprehensive text, drawings, maps and over 1,200 images from Scala, the world leading picture library for art, Art is the ultimate guide to painting, sculpture, architecture, design and photography. Find out everything about composition, subject matter, technique, material, and style, and explore common themes such as landscapes, portraits or still-lifes on pages packed with vivid photographs and illustrations.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Prehistory; title: Mesopotamia; title: Ancient Egypt; title: Ancient Greece; title: Ancient Rome; title: Late Antiquity & Byzantium; title: Early Romanesque & Romanesque; title: Gothic; title: Renaissance; title: Baroque & Rococo; title: Historicism & Revolution; title: Twentieth Century; title: Islamic Art; title: India & Southeast Adia; title: East Asia; title: Oceania & Australia; title: Africa; title: Pre-Columbian America.