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Art: The Definitive Visual Guide

Art: The Definitive Visual Guide

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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 a brand new edition of this classic bestseller。

Truly comprehensive in scope， Art shows you masterpieces from over 700 artists， including Leonardo da Vinci， Picasso， and Van Gogh。 An invaluable reference book for any art lover， it showcases the works; everything from Italian baroque painting and African art to contemporary art history。

Discover key facts about the most prominent artistic movements， including their origins and influences， and follow a timeline of the most famous works。 Be inspired by the detail of each subject matter and methods each artist used to create their masterpieces， and explore centuries， cultures， and countries on the ultimate artistic journey across time。

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

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Reviews

Kim Louise ，

I honestly don’t even know if I should put it on here。 This book has stationed itself permanently on our couch and I’ve read it incrementally for many， many years。 I realize just today that I have reached the last page。I love art - in all forms and in whatever medium， literary， visual， performing arts， particularly because a single material conveys so much story， so much history。 While my hands do not have the deftness for it （ie。， I cannot execute it for the life of me）， the appreciation and th I honestly don’t even know if I should put it on here。 This book has stationed itself permanently on our couch and I’ve read it incrementally for many， many years。 I realize just today that I have reached the last page。I love art - in all forms and in whatever medium， literary， visual， performing arts， particularly because a single material conveys so much story， so much history。 While my hands do not have the deftness for it （ie。， I cannot execute it for the life of me）， the appreciation and the passion is there。 What’s great about this book is how it isn’t exclusively for the snob。 It’s an easy way to understand and discern visual arts。 I wish I could say more， just so I can do it justice， but I am not eloquent enough to verbalize how much of an experience it was to have to read it。 。。。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

Pol Decroos ，

Biedt een overzicht van alle vormen van kunst van de prehistorie tot nu。Zowel de kunstwerken， de kunstenaars als de kunststromen komen aan bod en worden historisch gekaderd。 Zeer overzichtelijk， prachtige detailfoto's， fijne analyses。Voor de leek die inzicht wil verwerven in kunst is dit een echte aanrader Biedt een overzicht van alle vormen van kunst van de prehistorie tot nu。Zowel de kunstwerken， de kunstenaars als de kunststromen komen aan bod en worden historisch gekaderd。 Zeer overzichtelijk， prachtige detailfoto's， fijne analyses。Voor de leek die inzicht wil verwerven in kunst is dit een echte aanrader 。。。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。

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