Artists who changed history / foreword by Ross King

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TextPublication details: New York : Dorling Kindersley Limited : c2024Description: 368 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmISBN:

9780744096965

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LOC classification:

N 42 .A78 2024

Contents:

Foreword -- Chapter 1. Before 1500 -- Chapter 2. 16th century -- Chapter 4. 18th century -- Chapter 5. 19th century -- Chapter 6. Early 20th century -- Chapter 7. 1945 to present -- Index of artworks -- General index -- Acknowledgments.

Summary: "Artists Who Changed History places well-known artists in their historical and cultural context, showing you how they came to influence Art as we know it today. This illustrated guide is ideal for those interested in art, sculptures, and the history of art or who would like to broaden their general understanding of art and the lives of artists. In this Art guide, each artist is introduced with a realistic portrait and biographical entries that trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired and influenced them. Entries explore each individual's key ideas and working methods and set their ideas in context, conveying a powerful sense of the place and the period of history in which they lived. Artists Who Changed History provides revealing insights into what drove each individual to develop new ways of understanding the world"

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Clark Reference	Non-fiction	REF N 42 .A78 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		NUCLA000004896

Includes index.

"Artists Who Changed History places well-known artists in their historical and cultural context, showing you how they came to influence Art as we know it today. This illustrated guide is ideal for those interested in art, sculptures, and the history of art or who would like to broaden their general understanding of art and the lives of artists. In this Art guide, each artist is introduced with a realistic portrait and biographical entries that trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired and influenced them. Entries explore each individual's key ideas and working methods and set their ideas in context, conveying a powerful sense of the place and the period of history in which they lived. Artists Who Changed History provides revealing insights into what drove each individual to develop new ways of understanding the world"

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