| Edition |
First ed,. |
| Description |
xviii, 202 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Resurrection: Queen Nefertari -- Mystic vision: idols of the cyclades -- The race: charioteer of Delphi -- Roof of air: porch of the maidens -- God's snare: Laocoön -- Sky of gold: Saint John Chrysostom -- Living letters: the book of Kells -- Solitary watcher: Donatello, Mary Magdalene -- Island of love: Titian, Venus with a mirror -- Lord of the sea: Agnolo Bronzino, portrait of Andrea Doria as Neptune -- Blaze of glory: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, chair of Saint Peter - Satin Knights: Anthony van Dyck, Lord John Stuart and his brother, Lord Bernard Stuart -- Swirling line: The French Rococo -- Martyr of the revolution: Jacquest-Louis David, the death of Marat -- Arctic ruin: Caspar David Friedrich, the sea of ice -- City in motion: Édouard Manet, at the café -- Melting color: Claude Monet, irises -- Heaven and hell: Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon -- Heart of stone: George Grosz, life makes you happy! -- Dance of the mind: Tamara de Lemipicka, portrait of Doctor Boucard -- Luncheon in the Twilight Zone: René Magritte, the portrait -- Romance of the grid: Piet Mondrain, composition with red, blue, and yellow -- Elegance at ease: John Wesley Hardrick, Xenia Goodloe -- Shooting stars: Jackson Pollock, Green Silver -- Sun and rain: Andy Warhol, Marilyn Diptych -- One the road: Eleanor Antin, 100 boots -- Electric: Walter de Maria, The Lightning Field -- Blue Dawn: Renée Cox, Chillin' with Liberty -- Red river: George Lucas, Revenge of the sith. |
| Summary |
An enthralling journey through Western art's defining moments, from the ancient Egyptian tomb of Queen Nefertari to George Lucas's volcano planet duel in "Revenge of the Sith." |
| Subject |
Art -- History.
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Art and society -- History -- 21st century.
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| ISBN |
9780375424601 hardback $30.00 |
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0375424601 hardback |
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