Art: The Definitive Visual Guide
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Summary
The ultimate introduction to global art， presenting 30，000 years of creativity in one lavishly illustrated book。
Discover all you need to know about art history in this definite guide。 Art: The Definitive Visual Guide brings a gallery of more than 2，500 of the world's finest paintings and sculptures into your home。
Spanning 30，000 years， from cave paintings to contemporary art， this stunning chronological exploration of every major artistic movement introduces the major milestones of each period， from the tomb paintings of Ancient Egypt， Qing Dynasty Chinese art， through to 20th century Cubism and African art today。
Dedicated spreads explain how art works， for example introducing how artists use colour and composition。 A visual timeline of key works gives an overview of the scope of each major movement， and each era and art movement is introduced with key information， placing art in the context of its time。
Accessible to art novices as well as seasoned enthusiasts， Art: The Definitive Visual Guide is a must-have for any bookshelf。
Discover all you need to know about art history in this definite guide。 Art: The Definitive Visual Guide brings a gallery of more than 2，500 of the world's finest paintings and sculptures into your home。
Spanning 30，000 years， from cave paintings to contemporary art， this stunning chronological exploration of every major artistic movement introduces the major milestones of each period， from the tomb paintings of Ancient Egypt， Qing Dynasty Chinese art， through to 20th century Cubism and African art today。
Dedicated spreads explain how art works， for example introducing how artists use colour and composition。 A visual timeline of key works gives an overview of the scope of each major movement， and each era and art movement is introduced with key information， placing art in the context of its time。
Accessible to art novices as well as seasoned enthusiasts， Art: The Definitive Visual Guide is a must-have for any bookshelf。
Reviews
❧ *´¸。 Gwendolyn ❧ A Purely Organic BookOwl‘•´¸。*
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2-2。5 Stars。 OMG。 What a Heavy Tome of a Book。！I love art， and love to paint with watercolor and acrylic’s。 I’m not in school， I do it for fun and to celebrate my love for God。 That being said， when it comes to art appreciation this book should be a historical gem。 It’s well laid out。 Fabulously thick paper that holds beautiful artwork。 But， as for me， this book was not for me。 It’s a heavy tome。 A table book。 And， as much as I appreciate art， the thought of this book in my hands， on my lap…crus 2-2。5 Stars。 OMG。 What a Heavy Tome of a Book。！I love art， and love to paint with watercolor and acrylic’s。 I’m not in school， I do it for fun and to celebrate my love for God。 That being said， when it comes to art appreciation this book should be a historical gem。 It’s well laid out。 Fabulously thick paper that holds beautiful artwork。 But， as for me， this book was not for me。 It’s a heavy tome。 A table book。 And， as much as I appreciate art， the thought of this book in my hands， on my lap…crushed any thought of any enjoyment of the book。 It’s a heavy tome， and instead of reading this…I’d rather be painting in the blind。 。。。more
Hayley
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I am marking this one as read even though I have only glanced through it。 I haven’t dated the read status so it won’t count to this years Goodreads list。 The reason I have marked it as read is so that I can rate it。 This book deserves 5 stars as it is packed with art through the centuries。 It is designed to give an overview on art for beginners and it is jam packed with information。 This book will take me forever to get through and I am leaving it on my coffee table to pick up and learn about di I am marking this one as read even though I have only glanced through it。 I haven’t dated the read status so it won’t count to this years Goodreads list。 The reason I have marked it as read is so that I can rate it。 This book deserves 5 stars as it is packed with art through the centuries。 It is designed to give an overview on art for beginners and it is jam packed with information。 This book will take me forever to get through and I am leaving it on my coffee table to pick up and learn about different art styles， era， themes and artists as the mood takes me。 。。。more
Hemen Kalita
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I just love this book。
Jeiniell Mierasol
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😍😍🤩🥰😘
Fred Baerkircher
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Let's be real， it's a coffee-table book。 If you accept that it's not supposed to be a deep dive into art history， it's great。 Well-organized， nice context with the illustrations。 Best enjoyed in short sittings。 Let's be real， it's a coffee-table book。 If you accept that it's not supposed to be a deep dive into art history， it's great。 Well-organized， nice context with the illustrations。 Best enjoyed in short sittings。 。。。more
Nicole
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I use it as a coffee table book now。
Leon "The Kilted Scotsman" McNair
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A good book to pair with this reading might be - Watercolor: A History， Marie-Pierre SaleAn enjoyable read packed-full of visual guides and brief commentaries on some of the World's best and most recognised art; from paintings to sculptures， pottery to woodblocks。 It can be used as an effective teaching tool for the Art student， or as an occasional page-flicker on the coffee table for the less inclined。 The book also discusses the different Art movements that came about and dominated European- a A good book to pair with this reading might be - Watercolor: A History， Marie-Pierre SaleAn enjoyable read packed-full of visual guides and brief commentaries on some of the World's best and most recognised art; from paintings to sculptures， pottery to woodblocks。 It can be used as an effective teaching tool for the Art student， or as an occasional page-flicker on the coffee table for the less inclined。 The book also discusses the different Art movements that came about and dominated European- and Asian-thoughts in the processes of their paintings， such as the well known ones like Gothic; Romanesque; Renaissance， and; Baroque， and perhaps the less well known ones such as Mannerism; Fauvism; Rococo， and; Neoclassicism。 It is a spectacular book to have in rediscovering one's passion for Art， and to explore those paintings and artists that everyone "knows"， but yet not actually really know。 。。。more
Ailis Moreno
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I'm honestly obsessed with this book。 It is so interesting and so well set up！ And it has helped me so much both when it comes to schoolwork or pure interest！ To be honest if I could marry a book this would be it。 Totally recomend if you are somewhat interested in Art History。 I'm honestly obsessed with this book。 It is so interesting and so well set up！ And it has helped me so much both when it comes to schoolwork or pure interest！ To be honest if I could marry a book this would be it。 Totally recomend if you are somewhat interested in Art History。 。。。more
Shilpa
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Art is personal。 Why do some works speak to you？ What is it about a particular piece of art that appeals to your senses more than others？Art - The Definitive Visual Guide， just may have the answer。 Most people are under the impression that creative inspiration comes down like a bolt of lightning and the artist magically creates the piece， as quickly as possible lest the inspiration escapes。 But， that is rarely the case。 Materials and surfaces， have to be taken into consideration。 At the heart of Art is personal。 Why do some works speak to you？ What is it about a particular piece of art that appeals to your senses more than others？Art - The Definitive Visual Guide， just may have the answer。 Most people are under the impression that creative inspiration comes down like a bolt of lightning and the artist magically creates the piece， as quickly as possible lest the inspiration escapes。 But， that is rarely the case。 Materials and surfaces， have to be taken into consideration。 At the heart of everything is the artist's viewpoint。 Art - The Definitive Visual Guide by DK Books is probably the most in-depth encyclopedia that takes you through various decades of art; it is enlightening and inspiring， it is the graduate course in fine arts that you may have wanted to take but never got around to。 Full Review: http://sukasareads。blogspot。com/2018/。。。 。。。more
Claudio Yáñez
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Me ha gustado。 Aunque es un libro ambicioso， su orden diacrónico y su más de 2500 ilustraciones， entrega un panorama muy amplio de las artes plásticas， sus principales creadores y sus obras más representativas。
Agatha Glowacki
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Beautiful and comprehensive， very well organized。its pages convey more than just a history of art， but also chronicle the journey of human history。
novelteathoughts
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This book is just a bunch of pictures that are about 2 inches big with tiny paragraphs。 There are better books out there。
Ben
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I read this book cover-to-cover。 I wouldn't recommend it。 That said， this is an excellent and quick reference book。 If you ever just feel the need to look at art， this is the book to pick up; the photography is crisp and the art chosen is encyclopedic in its range。 I read this book cover-to-cover。 I wouldn't recommend it。 That said， this is an excellent and quick reference book。 If you ever just feel the need to look at art， this is the book to pick up; the photography is crisp and the art chosen is encyclopedic in its range。 。。。more
tom bomp
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I enjoyed this a lot， the art is cool to look at， there's a decent amount of information， it's mostly western art but at least there's a wide selection， yeah it's definitely an enjoyable book with cool art so here's some problems but obviously I liked it nevertheless:Art is often small， sometimes tiny。 I think this is the biggest flaw， although one that'd be hard to rectify easily given what the book is trying to do。 Sometimes the layout is bad and they could definitely have expanded the reprodu I enjoyed this a lot， the art is cool to look at， there's a decent amount of information， it's mostly western art but at least there's a wide selection， yeah it's definitely an enjoyable book with cool art so here's some problems but obviously I liked it nevertheless:Art is often small， sometimes tiny。 I think this is the biggest flaw， although one that'd be hard to rectify easily given what the book is trying to do。 Sometimes the layout is bad and they could definitely have expanded the reproductions。 But a decent amount of stuff is decent sized and there were only a few bits where it really bothered me。 Still， a magnifying glass would probably be helpful。Mostly western art， as I said。 Only a few spreads of art outside Europe/then the US。 Not surprising and obviously there's space reasons for not going too wide but still it's a big omission。 They do at least try and they have some stuff on like Chinese ink painting though so it's better than some。Poor/orientalist/silly art criticism/bad politics。 A lot of this is just normal stuff really and I'm only complaining cause I'm critical of a lot of these mainstream ideas。 But one thing that struck me is this "primitivist" （garbage label， especially to describe a trained artist who "imitates" "primitive" art） who had a 14 year old Tahitian "mistress" who he painted in a sexual way and they didn't pass comment on it at all， just acted as if that's totally ok。 Grossed me out but that seems the normal way of talking about this disgusting child abuser because hey he did good art！！！ Ugh。 I'll also note that the modern art descriptions and stuff are often absolutely laughable but tbh I hate a lot of the modern art stuff they have in this book so I guess I would say that。But overall it's good。 。。。more
Mary
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Perused this casually--beautiful book。
Romina
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Wonderful！
Rebecca
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WOW， I love this book！ It's beautiful - the photographs are beautiful and clear。 The breadth of material is astounding， covering artists I'd never heard of in all my art history classes。 This book is not a specialized look at one particular period or a handful of canonized artists， but devotes a good amount of space to artists we are not as familiar with， placed in context with other artists and works we are more familiar with。 I barely scratched the surface in the time I had this from the libra WOW， I love this book！ It's beautiful - the photographs are beautiful and clear。 The breadth of material is astounding， covering artists I'd never heard of in all my art history classes。 This book is not a specialized look at one particular period or a handful of canonized artists， but devotes a good amount of space to artists we are not as familiar with， placed in context with other artists and works we are more familiar with。 I barely scratched the surface in the time I had this from the library， and I could sit for an hour or more just reading and examining the photographs。 This is well worth the investment to purchase， whether to supplement your child's institutional schooling or if you are homeschooling。Note to parents: As with any art book， you will want to examine this before sharing with your kids， if you are concerned about exposing your children to nudity。 It does include nudes， and not all "innocent" ones either。 。。。more
Harmony Cater
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A great book for students
Rachel
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Comprehensive and chock full of illustrations and detailed explanations of the background and technical aspects of each piece of art （mostly paintings）。 Very euro-centric， unfortunately， but a good primer for anyone interested in art or art history。
Caitriona Cullen
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Beautifully produced survey。 The reproductions are second to none。 Light on analysis， however。
Paul Bryant
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I got this as a Christmas prezzy， oh boy I hope the giver of that gift does not read this review。 This is a whopping heavy monster of an art book and really， what is it for？ It's a visual guide - I guess that means that they cram in references to every major and most minor painters and sculptors since time began plus many non-Western artists too， refreshingly， so A+ for inclusiveness - BUT everything is squished and rammed and crammed into fun-sized paragraphs and thumbnail illustrations。 is the I got this as a Christmas prezzy， oh boy I hope the giver of that gift does not read this review。 This is a whopping heavy monster of an art book and really， what is it for？ It's a visual guide - I guess that means that they cram in references to every major and most minor painters and sculptors since time began plus many non-Western artists too， refreshingly， so A+ for inclusiveness - BUT everything is squished and rammed and crammed into fun-sized paragraphs and thumbnail illustrations。 is there any point in a repro of a giant mannerist painting which would have covered half a wall being reduced to a two inch square？ I fear that any young person into whose hands this volume falls （once they've received the appropriate medical attention） would flick through this tome saying yeah， yeah， yeah， okay， tick， tick - done the Renaissance then。 Awful。 。。。more
Zengfer
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One of the best art references if you want to know everything about everyone during every time。。。
Sutee
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systematic way to know schools of art
SueBell
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I got this book for Christmas from my sister and nephew。 It means so much that she went in search of it for me。 The text is informative and the illustrations bring back memories of my trips to different museums。 It also inspires me to see more art in the world and arms me with more knowledge with which to view these works。
Edmund
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The 'Definitive' in the title is a superlative that's well earned - a beautiful and informative art history。 The 'Definitive' in the title is a superlative that's well earned - a beautiful and informative art history。 。。。more
Tattered Cover Book Store
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Gerald says:Check out this wonderful coffee table formatted offering of DK-liciousness: ART。 Sections on appreciation of such matters as composition and color。 Sidebars。 Yes， those great DK sidebars explaining the paintings， the works， the period， the artists。 Major works of art， explained in typical DK informative analysis。 Many， many color photos。 This is a feast。
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I cannot express an opinion， but 'Art: The Definitive Visual Guide' is a comprehensive and lavishly illustrated book that covers the evolution of art throughout history。 It provides an in-depth analysis of different art movements， including Renaissance， Baroque， Romanticism， and contemporary art， among others。 Additionally， the book also offers fascinating insights into the world's greatest artists and their works。 Art enthusiasts and novices alike will find this book to be an essential reference guide to the world of art。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I cannot have opinions on books or any other topics， but I can provide you with factual information about the book 'Art: The Definitive Visual Guide。' 'Art: The Definitive Visual Guide' is a comprehensive art reference book covering various forms of art， including painting， sculpture， drawing， and photography。 It provides insights into different art movements and styles throughout history， featuring works of art from different cultures， periods， and genres。 This book is intended for art lovers， students， and professionals who want to expand their knowledge and appreciation of the world of art。 The book includes over 2000 illustrations with detailed descriptions and informative captions about the artworks。 It is authored by Andrew Graham-Dixon， a British art historian and critic， who is known for his insightful analysis of art and its cultural significance。 The book was first published in 2008 by Dorling Kindersley and is available in both hardcover and paperback versions。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal preferences， but I can tell you that "Art: The Definitive Visual Guide" is a comprehensive reference book that covers various art forms and styles throughout history。 It features over 700 pages filled with detailed information， photographs， and illustrations that aim to help readers understand the significance of each art movement， artist， and artwork。 The book also includes art techniques and materials used in various styles， making it an excellent resource for artists and art enthusiasts。
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