| Edition |
Second American edition, enhanced and expanded edition. |
| Description |
736 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Note |
"In association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C." |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
Sister Wendy is back with this expanded version of her popular book, which features more than 450 masterpieces, 150 oversized details from key paintings, and 250+ photos, drawings, and documents that place paintings in their historical context. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the history of eight hundred years of Western painting, from the Byzantine era to post-modernism, highlighting styles, techniques, media, artists, and themes. |
| Contents |
Introduction: painting before Giotto -- Gothic painting -- The Italian Renaissance -- The Northern Renaissance -- Baroque and Rococo -- Neoclassicism and Romanticism -- The Age of Impressionism -- Post-Impressionism -- The 20th Century. |
| Subject |
Painting, European.
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Painting, American.
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| Added Author |
Wright, Patricia, 1944-
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| ISBN |
0789468050 |
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9780789468055 |
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