Author : Kristina Lowis
Release : 2016-03-15
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 709/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis 50 Paintings You Should Know by : Kristina Lowis
Download or read book 50 Paintings You Should Know written by Kristina Lowis. This book was released on 2016-03-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in an updated edition, this generously illustrated book is a tour of the most important Western paintings since the Renaissance. Spanning seven centuries, this selection of 50 iconic paintings offers readers a crash course in art history while presenting gorgeous color reproductions that are a pleasure to contemplate. Starting with Giotto’s Arena Chapel frescoes and continuing through Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring as well as works by Monet, van Gogh, Cassatt, Cézanne, Dalí, Kahlo, Hopper, Pollock, Rothko, and O’Keeffe, nearly every important painter is represented in this book.