Vatican Art Deck: One Hundred Masterpieces: 100 Masterpieces

Anja Grebe

ISBN 10: 1579129803 ISBN 13: 9781579129804

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc, 2016

Synopsis

The Vatican Art Deck includes 100 cards highlighting the most iconic and significant works of art in the Vatican. The front side of each card shows a full-size photograph of the painting while the back side gives a 200-word discussion by art historian Anja Grebe on the key attributes of the work, what to look for when viewing the painting, the artist?s inspirations and techniques, biographical information on the artist, the artist?s impact on art history and more. The cards are also fully annotated with the name of the painting and artist, the date of the work, the birth and death dates of the artist, the medium that was used, the size of the painting, the catalogue number and the museum in which the work of art is found.

About this title

About the Author:

Anja Grebe teaches Art History at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg/Germany. She is taking part in numerous international research projects and exhibitions and has published extensively on medieval and modern Art History. Grebe is one of the authors of The Louvre: All the Paintings. She lives in Erlangen, Germany.

About this edition

• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1579129803
• ISBN 13: 9781579129804
• Binding: Product Bundle
• Number of pages: 100