Great Artists of the Western World

This handsomely illustrated reference introduces the reader to the masters of Western art, their major works, and their lives and times. Included are artists representing important periods of art history, from the pre-Renaissance and Renaissance through the Baroque, Rococo, Romantic, Impressionist, and Modern periods. 9 volumes are arranged in chronological order by artist and grouped by period and style: Pre-Renaissance of Northern Europe; High Renaissance; Old Masters; French Classicists; French Rococo; English Landscape and Portraiture; Impressionism; Modernism; American Artists; Additional index volume. There is a consistent format for all articles: The Artist's Life; In the Background (origins of a particular work); A Year in the Life (history of the artist's world); Gallery (reproductions of the artist's finest work); The Artist at Work (goals and unique style). Featured Western artists have universal appeal. They include the Limbourg Brothers, van Eyck, van der Weyden, Bosch, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Rubens, Hals, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Ingres, Poussin, Claude, David, Watteau, Fragonard, Boucher, Chardin, Turner, Gainsborough, Constable, Reynolds, Manet, Degas, Monet, Renoir, Matisse, Picasso, Modigliani, Boccioni, Cassatt, Sargent, Whistler, and Hopper. Individual volumes feature: a gallery guide for locating artworks; brief entries on the artists' contemporaries; further readings; and volume index. Volume 10 contains: comprehensive index; index of artists; index of paintings; glossary; and illustrated glossary of artistic techniques. Whether exploring an individual artist or a particular school of art, these fascinating articles provide valuable insights into Western art history and the creativity of great artists.

ISBN 0863077439   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9780863077432 (What's this?)   Pages 1440 Publisher Marshall Cavendish   Volumes 10 Hardbacks Imprint Marshall Cavendish   Weight (grammes) 8959 Format Hardback   Published in London Publication date 01 Feb 2006   Height (mm) 299 Library of Congress 86023863   Width (mm) 229 DEWEY 709   Academic level Secondary education, Further/Higher education

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