1001 paintings you must see before you die, general editor, Stephen Farthing ; preface by Geoff Dyer

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1001 paintings you must see before you die, general editor, Stephen Farthing ; preface by Geoff Dyer

Statement of responsibility

general editor, Stephen Farthing ; preface by Geoff Dyer

Instantiates

• 1001 paintings you must see before you die

Publication

• New York, Universe, 2007

Note

• "A Quintet book"--T.p. verso
• Includes artist index

Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- Title index -- Pre-1400 (Egyptian Greek, and Roman art; Byzantine; Romanesque; Medieval and Gothic art; Frescoes and encastic painting) -- 1400s (Early Renaissance Italian and Flemish art; Linear perspective in art; Humanism; Exploration of the New World; Naturalism) -- 1500s (High Renaissance art; Islamic ateliers and Mughal miniatures; Calligraphy; Mannerism; First widespread use of canvas) -- 1600s (Baroque; Classicism; Genre painting; Still lifes; Dutch Masters) -- 1700s (Rococo; Neoclassicism; Academic art; Enlightenment) -- 1800s (Romanticism versus Realism; Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; Impressionism and Post-Impressionism; Symbolism; Fin de Siécle) -- 1900s (Art nouveau; Fauvism and Cubism; Abstract Expressionism; Modernism) -- 2000s (Eco Art; Neo-Modernism; Avant-Pop; Humanitarian art; Symbiotic art) -- Glossary -- Artist index -- Contributors -- Photo credits -- Acknowledgments

Control code

ocm85869778

Dimensions

22 cm.

Extent

960 p.

Isbn

9780789315243

Lccn

2006907913

Other physical details

col. ill.

System control number

• (OCoLC)85869778
• a1354528