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$39.95
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Gombrich, E. H.,
1909-2001.,
(Ernst Hans.)
The story of art /
E.H. Gombrich.
16th ed. (revised, expanded and redesigned.)
New York :
Phaidon Press,
1995.
688 p. :
ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;
25 cm.
"First published 1950"--Colophon.
Includes 5 fold-out pages.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Strange beginnings -- Art for eternity -- The great awakening -- The realm of beauty -- World conquerors -- A parting of ways -- Looking eastwards -- Western art in the melting pot -- The church militant -- The church triumphant -- Courtiers and Burghers -- The conquest of reality -- Tradition and innovation I -- Tradition and innovation II -- Harmony attained -- Light and colour -- The new learning spreads -- A crisis of art -- Visions and visions -- The mirror of nature -- Power and glory I -- Power and glory II -- The age of reason -- The break in tradition -- Permanent revolution -- In search of new standards -- Experimental art -- A story without end.
An illustrated introduction to art appreciation with a survey of the major art periods and styles and descriptions of the work and world of the masters.
20170329.
Art
History.
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