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ISBN: 9788854406025 PUBLISHER: White Star FORMAT: Hardback PAGES: 176 PUBLICATION DATE: 27.04.2012 DIMENSIONS: 344mmX280mm

DESCRIPTION: A spectacular international survey of the finest art over two millennia. This authoritative volume traces more than two thousand years of timeless masterpieces that have become universal symbols of the genius of humankind, from the mask of Tutankhamen to "The Scream" by Edward Munch. Organized chronologically, each work of art is presented through a meticulously researched text that analyzes the techniques employed by the artist and places each art work in its historical context. Throughout the book, fine quality photographs from the archives of the world's foremost museums reveal the mastery of each artist through pictures that depict each work in its entirety as well as details that are discussed in the text. Spotlighting such instantly recognizable masterworks as The Venus de Milo, The Mona Lisa, and Picasso's Guernica, and seminal works by such artistic pioneers as Giotto, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Katsushika Hokusai, Degas, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Picasso, Chagall, and Dali, Masterpieces of Art presents an unsurpassed collection of works in a magnificent oversized format. Spanning the centuries and the globe, this volume brings us the world's most important and most influential sculptures, mosaics, frescoes, and paintings. With its insightful text and hundreds of excellent reproductions, this volume belongs on the bookshelf of all art enthusiasts and art professionals as well as students of art history.

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