Art: A Crash Course - Hardcover

Freeman, Justin

 
9780684840185: Art: A Crash Course

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Assuming no previous knowledge on the part of the reader, this is a straightforward introduction to Western art, from the cave paintings of Lascaux to Damien Hirst's pickled ruminants. It explains techniques, identifies major art movements, includes a time-line which puts these in context, describes their aims and beliefs, and presents short biographies of the great masters. Significant works, illustrated in colour, are examined to show why and how they achieved their status.

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Assuming no previous knowledge on the part of the reader, this is a straightforward introduction to Western art, from the cave paintings of Lascaux to Damien Hirst's pickled ruminants. It explains techniques, identifies major art movements, includes a time-line which puts these in context, describes their aims and beliefs, and presents short biographies of the great masters. Significant works, illustrated in colour, are examined to show why and how they achieved their status.

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ISBN 10:  0823002594 ISBN 13:  9780823002597
Verlag: Watson-Guptill Pubns, 1998
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