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Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[1969]
Physical Desc
5 volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
A major portion of the work is biographies of painters, sculptors, architects, industrial designers, and decorative artists from all periods and countries. Many articles are on cities and include major monuments and museums.
Publisher
Phaidon
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
592 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Features paintings, sculptures, and other mediums of art from the Middle Ages to the present, each by a different artist, with a brief description of the work and its place in both art history and the creator's career.
19) Saints in art
Author
Series
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Pub. Date
©2003
Physical Desc
383 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
""What does this mean? Who are these people?"" "Questions like these are often asked by visitors to museums. Today, it is often easier to understand abstract art than it is to understand the meaning of an altarpiece that portrays a seminaked young man shot with arrows; a monk with an axe in his head; a beautiful girl with a wheel in her hand; or another who carries her eyes on a plate." "From Agatha to Zeno, this book presents the images and attributes...
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