- Hardcover: 104 pages
- Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) (April 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0888503245
- ISBN-13: 978-0888503244
- ASIN: 1564588483
- Product Dimensions: 36.1 x 26.9 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,616,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.7 out of 5 stars (21 customer reviews)
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If you only invest in 1 book to learn about art, this is it., 25 Dec 2001
By Lover of Mysteries "avatar_of_ares" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Art (Hardcover)
This book is a great introduction or review for adults or teens. Using famous works of art, in color sure beats the first art appreciation book I read in college which had drawings and black and white grainy photos. Even with a degree in art history, I found this book a great refresher.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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this is a terrific book, 17 Aug 2001
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Art (Hardcover)
This is both fun and informative. Though the language may be pitched at a relatively easy level, there is nothing condescending about it. It is deeply informed, and even the professor will learn from it. Buy it without hesitation if you wish to learn about great paintings.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent book for starters, 28 Dec 2004
By Ron Kel "web junkie" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Art (Hardcover)
I got interested in painting while I was living in Italy for a few months. Wish I had this book with me. Some noteable features:
1. Excellent color plates
2. Tastefully selected paintings, each showing a different nuance.
3. Not overly technical so it doesnt lose a layperson like me.
4. Has my favorite painting - The School of Athens, but thats a personal plus.
Unfortunately the nice large plates mean this book (though quite small in terms of number of pages) is not a size that would fit into a travel hand bag to take with you on a trip to see the paintings.
A good companion volume is the 50 greates painters which has paintings by many of the same painters but they complement each other.
eg: Birth of Venus (this book) and Coming of Spring both by Botticelli or Mona Lisa (this book) and Madonna of the Rocks.
Overall these books are both keepers.
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