Great paintings : [the world's masterpieces explored and explained]
2011
Book
Great Paintings is a sumptuous, visual guided tour of 66 of the world's greatest paintings. Ranging from works by Zhang Zeduan, a 12th-century Chinese master, to modern masterpieces by Rothko and Anselm Kiefer, the paintings are arranged chronologically, providing an excellent visual introduction to the history of art.The book starts with how to "read" a painting. Annotated paintings show how to identify the key elements of a picture. The major part of the book is a magnificent visual gallery of iconic paintings. The story behind each painting is fully explained, unlocking the often hidden meaning.
Main title:
Great paintings : [the world's masterpieces explored and explained] / [contributors, Karen Hosack Janes, Ian Chilvers, Ian Zaczek].
Edition:
1st American ed.
Imprint:
London ; New York, N.Y. : DK Pub., 2011.
Collation:
256 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Partial contents: 1100-1500. The Qingming scroll / Zhang Zeduan ; The lamentation of Christ / Giotto di Bondone ; The Madonna enthroned / Duccio di Buoninsegna ; The annunciation / Fra Angelico ; The Arnolfini portrait / Jan van Dyck ; The baptism of Christ / Piero della Francesca ; The hunt in the forest / Paolo Uccello ; The birth of Venus / Sandro Botticelli -- 1500-1600. The garden of earthly delights / Hieronymus Bosch ; Mona Lisa / Leonardo da Vinci ; The school of Athens / Raphael ; Sistine Chapel ceiling / Michelangelo ; Bacchus and Ariadne / Titian ; The ambassadors / Hans Holbein ; Spring morning in the Han Palace / Qiu Ying ; Netherlandish proverbs / Pieter Bruegel the elder ; Spring / Giuseppe Arcimboldo ; Cypress tree / Kano Eitoku ; Akbar's adventures with the elephant Hawa'i in 1561 / Basawan and Chetar -- 1600-1700. David with the head of Goliath / Caravaggio ; The judgment of Paris / Peter Paul Rubens ; Charles I on horseback / Anthony van Dyck ; Self-portrait as "La Pittura" / Artemisia Gentileschi ; Las meninas / Diego Velázquez ; Self-portrait / Rembrandt van Rijn ; The art of painting / Johannes Vermeer -- 1700-1800. Still life with flowers and fruit / Jan van Huysum ; Marriage à-la-mode : the marriage settlement / William Hogarth ; Allegory of the planets and continents / Giambattista Tiepolo ; An experiment on a bird in the air pump / Joseph Wright of Derby ; The death of Marat / Jacques-Louis David -- 1800-1900--
ISBN:
9780756686758075668675X
Dewey class:
759
LC class:
ND1145
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
122862
Electronic access:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Art and Culture | ARTS 759 GREA | Available |