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Art in History, 600 BC - 2000 AD: Ideas in Profile
Martin Kemp
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Description for Art in History, 600 BC - 2000 AD: Ideas in Profile
Paperback. A journey through the history of art from religious painting to postmodernism by one of the world's greatest art historians Series: Ideas in Profile. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big Topics Art has always been part of history. But we often think of it as outside history. When we look at a painting by Raphael, Rembrandt or Rubens it speaks to us directly, but it's also an historical document, part of a living world. Renowned art historian Martin Kemp takes the reader on an extraordinary trip through art, from devotional works to the revolutionary techniques of the Renaissance, from the courtly Masters of the seventeenth century through to the daring avant-garde of the twentieth century and beyond. Along the ... Read more
Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big Topics Art has always been part of history. But we often think of it as outside history. When we look at a painting by Raphael, Rembrandt or Rubens it speaks to us directly, but it's also an historical document, part of a living world. Renowned art historian Martin Kemp takes the reader on an extraordinary trip through art, from devotional works to the revolutionary techniques of the Renaissance, from the courtly Masters of the seventeenth century through to the daring avant-garde of the twentieth century and beyond. Along the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Ideas in Profile
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781253366
SKU
V9781781253366
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About Martin Kemp
Martin Kemp is Emeritus Professor of the History of Art, Oxford University and a world-renowned authority on Leonardo da Vinci. He is the author of Christ to Coke: How Image Becomes Icon, Leonardo da Vinci: The Marvellous Works of Nature and Man and The Science of Art: Optical Themes in Western Art from Brunelleschi to Seurat amongst others.
Reviews for Art in History, 600 BC - 2000 AD: Ideas in Profile
A succinct subjective history of art.
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