From Giotto to Cézanne: A Concise History of Painting (World of Art) - Softcover

Michael Levey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500200246 ISBN 13: 9780500200247

Verlag: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1964

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From Giotto to Cezanne: A Concise History of Painting Michael Levey549 color illustrations. "Outstanding.accurate, free from prejudice, always neat, often stimulating. No better introduction to Western painting has eve been produced." (The Sunday Times). " combining serious scholorship with a presentation simple enough to interest the general reader and employing a standard of reproduction good enough to make the result both an intellectual and an aesthetic pleasure." ( the Burlington magazine). 2/1/1985

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'A triumph in terms of lucid condensation ' - Arts Review 'His clarity of thought, elegance of style and utter rightness in the way he presents his material show how this sort of book ought be written' - Times Literary Supplement 'Combining serious scholarship with presentation simple enough to interest the general reader and a standard of reproduction good enough to make the result both an intellectual and an aesthetic pleasure ' - The Burlington Magazine 'Outstanding ... accurate, free from prejudice, always neat, often stimulating. No better introduction to Western painting has ever been produced ' - Sunday Times

Reseña del editor:

This book presents a fresh, balanced and complete picture of the whole of Western painting from Giotto to Cezanne. Michael Levey has triumphantly succeeded in organizing the mass of material, in giving it proportion and in conveying by carefully selected examples the essential quality of each artist. It is not a mere "potted" version of familiar facts - every judgment is genuinely felt and personally expressed, while the style sparkles with elegance and wit. Even those readers who know the subject thoroughly will find it rewarding for the concise comments which often sum up in a single sentence a whole complicated response to a picture. It is a volume to kindle enthusiasm, and at the same time provides an immensely informative "first book" of art history for both teachers and students.

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• Verlag: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1964
• ISBN 10: 0500200246
• ISBN 13: 9780500200247
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 324