In these respects the new edition is true to. In its new format, the 16th edition of this classic work is set to continue its triumphant progress for future generations and to remain the first choice for all newcomers to art. The Story of Art has always been admired for two key qualities: it is a pleasure to read and a pleasure to handle. For more than 60 years Ernst Gombrich's The Story of Art has been a global bestseller with more than 8 million copies sold the perfect introduction to art history, from the earliest cave paintings to art of the twentieth century, a masterpiece of clarity and. He describes his aim as 'to bring some intelligible order into the wealth of names, periods and styles which crowd the pages of more ambitious works', and using his insight into the psychology of the visual arts, he makes us see the history of art as 'a continuous weaving and changing of traditions in which each work refers to the past and points to the future', 'a living chain that still links our own time with the Pyramid age'. Publication date 1951 Topics C-DAC Publisher Phaidon Publishers Collection digitallibraryindia JaiGyan Language. Exquisite cloth-bound edition of the classic art-history text the perfect gift for every art connoisseur and student. Readers of all ages and backgrounds throughout the world have found in Professor Gombrich a true master, who combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating directly his own deep love of the works of art he describes." "The Story of Art owes its lasting popularity to the directness and simplicity of the writing, and also the author's skill in presenting a clear narrative. Podcaster and Guardian columnist Katy Hessel’s The Story of Art Without Men is intended as a retort to art historian EH Gombrich’s canonical 1950 survey, The Story of Art, a staple of. They cover media, politics, gender, the sublime, skill, formal analysis, craft, time, narrative, Eurocentrism, style, research, the. For 45 years it has remained unrivalled as an introduction to the whole subject, from the earliest cave paintings to the experimental art of today.
Summary: "The Story of Art is one of the most famous and popular books on art ever published.
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