Art

Art

Art

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  • Author：Andrew Graham Dixon
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Summary

Discover the history of art movements from classical Greek art to the Italian Renaissance， the pre-raphaelites， and the masters of impressionism with this bestselling DK visual guide。

Truly comprehensive in scope， this bestselling book explores masterpieces by more than 700 artists， including Leonardo da Vinci， Picasso， and Van Gogh。 An invaluable art lover's reference book， it showcases everything from Italian baroque painting and African Art to contemporary art history。

Each artistic movement is clearly explained， with descriptions of origins and influences， characteristic styles and techniques， and typical subjects。 A visual timeline of key works gives an overview of the scope of each major movement。
Bold graphics， overlays， and detailed closeups show you how to "read" composition and subject matter， and explain the techniques and methods the artists used to create their masterpieces。

Created in collaboration with Bridgeman， the largest art library in the world， Art: The Definitive Visual Guide is a must-have for your bookshelf。

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Reviews

Heidi ，

I read this on my breaks while at work， took me 11 months and I kinda wrecked the book by the time I was done， cuz it's HEEEAAVVVY and I'm clumsy and my wrists are week thanks to repetitive injury。I felt like I got an education in art history and an introduction to all the art techniques that changed through history。 Parceling out my reading in those short bursts kept it from becoming tedious， which the tiny print would do if I read too long。 It was a pleasure to remember my visits to art museum I read this on my breaks while at work， took me 11 months and I kinda wrecked the book by the time I was done， cuz it's HEEEAAVVVY and I'm clumsy and my wrists are week thanks to repetitive injury。I felt like I got an education in art history and an introduction to all the art techniques that changed through history。 Parceling out my reading in those short bursts kept it from becoming tedious， which the tiny print would do if I read too long。 It was a pleasure to remember my visits to art museums and have examples float into my mind。 And it also made me excited about creating my own slapdash art 。。。more

❧ *´¸。 Gwendolyn ❧ A Purely Organic BookOwl‘•´¸。* ，

I love art， and I 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。 I love art， and I 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。 DNF at about 25% 。。。more

Hayley ，

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 ，

I just love this book。

Jeiniell Mierasol ，

😍😍🤩🥰😘

Fred Baerkircher ，

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 ，

I use it as a coffee table book now。

Leon "The Kilted Scotsman" McNair ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

This book is just a bunch of pictures that are about 2 inches big with tiny paragraphs。 There are better books out there。

Ben ，

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 ，

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 ，

Perused this casually--beautiful book。

Romina ，

Wonderful！

Rebecca ，

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 ，

A great book for students

Rachel ，

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 ，

Beautifully produced survey。 The reproductions are second to none。 Light on analysis， however。

Paul Bryant ，

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 ，

One of the best art references if you want to know everything about everyone during every time。。。

Sutee ，

systematic way to know schools of art

SueBell ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions。 However， "Art" is a broad and multifaceted subject that may refer to various elements such as paintings， sculptures， photography， music， literature， theater， and more。 There are countless books written about the different forms of art， their history， techniques， and cultural significance。 Whether you are a professional artist looking for inspiration or a curious non-artist interested in learning more about the world of art， there is likely a book that will suit your interests。

tpg1 ，

by Yasmina Reza？ As an AI language model， I cannot have any personal preference on books。 However， 'Art' by Yasmina Reza is a world-renowned comedy play that has been translated into several languages and won several awards。 The play revolves around a white painting and the differing opinions of three friends on its value as art。 It offers an insightful look into the subjective nature of art and the friendships that are tested through conflicting values。 It is a short but entertaining read that is well worth the time。

tpg2 ，

As an AI language model， I don't have personal preferences， but I can provide information on the book "Art。" Could you please clarify which specific book you are referring to？ There are several books titled "Art。"

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google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Art

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Art&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Art&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0