Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Mona Lisa to Marge: How the World's Greatest Artworks Entered Popular Culture
Michele Robecchi Francesca Bonazzoli
€ 9.50
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Mona Lisa to Marge: How the World's Greatest Artworks Entered Popular Culture
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 172 Colour. BIC Classification: AC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 546.
This highly entertaining exploration of art, history, and commerce reveals how 30 masterpieces made the journey from image to icon. How did paintings such as the Mona Lisa and The Scream achieve worldwide recognition? Why do certain artworks populate T-shirts, mugs, calendars, and advertising? Witty and well researched, this accessible exploration of visual and pop culture reveals how particular works of art have become part of the collective imagination. Readers will learn that Myron's Discobolus only became widely known when used to promote the Olympics, that Leonardo's Last Supper was one of the first paintings to be mass-reproduced, that the ... Read more
This highly entertaining exploration of art, history, and commerce reveals how 30 masterpieces made the journey from image to icon. How did paintings such as the Mona Lisa and The Scream achieve worldwide recognition? Why do certain artworks populate T-shirts, mugs, calendars, and advertising? Witty and well researched, this accessible exploration of visual and pop culture reveals how particular works of art have become part of the collective imagination. Readers will learn that Myron's Discobolus only became widely known when used to promote the Olympics, that Leonardo's Last Supper was one of the first paintings to be mass-reproduced, that the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Prestel
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Munich, Germany
ISBN
9783791348773
SKU
V9783791348773
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-11
Reviews for Mona Lisa to Marge: How the World's Greatest Artworks Entered Popular Culture
"Mona Lisa to Marge offers insights that are. . . thought-provoking, irreverent, and surprising."
Lurzer's International Archive
Lurzer's International Archive