Art: A Visual History

"Art: A Visual History" is the complete visual guide to Western art, now updated and repackaged in a themed slipcase.How to tell Impressionism from Expressionism, a Degas from a Monet, early Medieval art from early Christian? "Art: A Visual History" explains it all painting, sculpture, great artists [...]
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"Art: A Visual History" is the complete visual guide to Western art, now updated and repackaged in a themed slipcase.How to tell Impressionism from Expressionism, a Degas from a Monet, early Medieval art from early Christian? "Art: A Visual History" explains it all painting, sculpture, great artists, styles, and schools and will help you answer the question, "What makes great art?""Art: A Visual History" includes: More than 650 artists and all the major schools and movements, all arranged chronologically.
Close-up focus on 22 masterpieces, from Ancient Greek sculpture to 1960s Pop Art.
Well-known icons along with lesser-known gems carefully chosen to illuminate the points made in the text.
Features on major schools and movements to explore and explain their stylistic trademarks, characteristics, and favored subjects.
"Art: A Visual History" is a knowledgeable, thought-provoking, and accessible tour of the creators of Western art."