50 paintings you should know /
Presents fifty paintings by major artists from the Renaissance to the Twentieth century and includes a brief critical analysis of the work, a timeline for the artist--
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Prestel,
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Publisher Address: | Munich ; London ; New York : |
Publication Dates: | [2016] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
Presents fifty paintings by major artists from the Renaissance to the Twentieth century and includes a brief critical analysis of the work, a timeline for the artist-- |
Item Description: |
Edition statement from publisher's Web site. Previously published in 2009. Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | 156 pages : illustrations (chiefly color, some black and white) ; 25 cm |
ISBN: |
9783791381701 3791381709 |
Index Number: | ND1145 |
CLC: | J205 |
Call Number: | J205/L918 |
Contents: |
The Arena Chapel / The tribute money / The Arnolfini portrait / The annunciation / The dead Christ / The birth of Venus / Self-portrait at twenty-eight / The garden of earthly delights / Mona Lisa / La tempest / The creation of Adam / School of Athens / The Isenheim altarpiece / The Venus of Urbino / The wedding at Cana / The tower of Babel / View of Toledo / The death of the virgin / The night watch / Las meninas / Girl with a pearl earring / Death of Marat / The skating minister / The third of May, 1808 / Grande Odalisque / The wanderer above the sea of fog / The raft of the medusa / Liberty leading the people / Rain, steam and speed / Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe / The artist's mother / Impression-sunrise / The starry night / The child's bath / The scream / Mont Sainte-Victoire / Les demoiselles d'Avignon / The kiss / La danse / The dream / Impression III (concert) / Black square / Petunia No. 2 / American gothic / The persistence of memory / The two Fridas / Nighthawks / Autumn rhythm no. 30 / Black on maroon / Campbell's soup cans / Glossary -- Portrait illustrations. |