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  1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die: Revised and Updated (Hardback) Edited by Stephen Farthing

  

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  Short Description for 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You DieThis highly browsable guide provides a comprehensive worldwide gazeteer of paintings organized chronologically by date of completion. Each entry includes the history of the painting, information about the artist or artistic movement, the current location of the painting (all are on view to the public), and other details.
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  • Publisher: UNIVERSE PUBLISHING
  • Published: 17 August 2011
  • Format: Hardback 960 pages
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  • Categories: General | Art History | Paintings | Art Techniques & Principles
  • ISBN 13: 9780789322319 ISBN 10: 0789322315
  • Sales rank: 104,538

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• From Ancient Egyptian frescoes to the Renaissance masters, from French Impressionists to American Abstract Expressionists, this highly browsable guide embraces all cultures and every style of painting from 4,000 BC to the present. A visually arresting reference for art lovers and students, it provides a truly comprehensive worldwide gazeteer of paintings organized chronologically by date of completion. Each entry includes the history of the painting, information about the artist or artistic movement, the current location of the painting (all are on view to the public), as well as other details. The works are also indexed by artist and by title, making for easy cross-referencing. Included are popular paintings, key works that are the most breathtaking for their extraordinary power and beauty, paintings that were turning points in the history of art, and rediscovered masterpieces, making "1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die" an art museum in its own right.