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A truly comprehensive tour of the history of art through the examination of some of the most iconic images in the world, this reference traces the development of art period by period. Every genre and form of art is explored, from painting and sculpture to conceptual and performance art, and culture time lines accompany illustrations to provide historical context. Masterpieces that epitomize each period or movement are highlighted and analyzed in detail--from use of color and visual metaphors to technical innovations--so that readers can interpret the meanings of world-famous works such as Mughal miniatures, 19th-century Japanese prints, Seurat's La Grand Jatte , and Picasso's Les Demoiselles D'Avignon .

 

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Stephen Farthing is a prominent English painter whose work has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery and the Tate Britain in London. A member of the Royal Academy of the Arts, he is the Rootstein Hopkins Research Chair of Drawing at London's University of the Arts. Richard Cork is an art historian, an editor, a critic, a broadcaster, and an exhibition curator. He has curated exhibitions at the Royal Academy, the Tate, and the Serpentine and Hayward galleries in London and regularly reviews exhibitions for BBC radio.