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Dell, Christopher

 
9780500238790: What Makes a Masterpiece?: Encounters with Great Works of Art
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ISBN 10: 0500238790 ISBN 13: 9780500238790
Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2010

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What Makes a Masterpiece explores the most important works of artever created, from the Chauvet Cave to Cézanne. It covers art fromAfrica to China, Japan to South and Central America, Persia to SriLanka, as well as a large selection of European works from AncientGreece to Impressionism. Little-known treasures such as the IberianLady of Elche or a Maya relief from Palenque appear alongside well-lovedclassics such as Masaccio’s Expulsion of Adam and Eve or Degas’sLittle Dancer, creating a fascinating and unique collection of groundbreakingand beautiful works.

The book brings together an impressive list of authors: artistssuch as Antony Gormley and Avigdor Arikha, writers includingMarina Warner and Philip Pullman, and cultural figures likeGermaine Greer and Quentin Blake appear alongside curators anddirectors from the Louvre, Prado, Museo di San Marco, BerlinGemäldegalerie, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery ofArt, British Museum, and the National Gallery, London. Intimateknowledge combines with unique insight (and some startling newinterpretations) to create fresh analyses of these works, of as muchinterest to art historians as to the general reader.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Christopher Dell holds a degree in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute, London. He has written and edited many bestselling titles on art and visual culture, including Freemasonry, Mythology, Monsters, What Makes a Masterpiece? and The Occult, Witchcraft & Magic, all published by Thames & Hudson.

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In this exploration of the idea of the masterpiece, over fifty world masterpieces, from cave paintings to Cézanne, are brought to life by internationally acclaimed writers, scholars and artists.Many of the contributors are celebrated artists in their own right (Antony Gormley, Quentin Blake and Tom Phillips); others are popular writers (Philip Pullman, Germaine Greer); and many hold positions at well-known institutions, including the Prado, the Van Gogh Museum, the Louvre, the National Gallery and the Sapienza University. Each masterwork is illustrated in full, and key details are selected and separately illustrated, alongside illuminating comparatives.

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Verlag
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0500238790
ISBN 13 
9780500238790
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Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
304
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