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The ultimate visual guide to paintings and sculpture from around the world From the earliest cave paintings to Damien Hirst bring a gallery of the world’s finest art into your home and learn everything you need to know about art history. Peruse over 8,000 stunning works from 700 artists and learn how to ‘read’ composition, subject matter, technique and style as key paintings are examined in intricate detail to help you understand the artist’s intentions, style and method. Picture-packed pages explore common themes such as landscapes, nudes and animals. Created in collaboration with the biggest art library in the world, Bridgeman, this is a must-have for every family bookshelf.
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"This [is a] staggeringly impressive, wonderfully well-designed book...it's a near-perfect overview of art history."
-- Sunday Times (Culture Magazine), 30th November 2008
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Andrew Graham Dixon is one of the leading art critics and presenters of arts television programmes in the English-speaking world. He has presented six landmark series on art for the BBC, including the acclaimed A History of British Art, Renaissance, and Art of Eternity, as well as numerous individual documentaries on art and artists. For more than 20 years, he has published a weekly column on art, first in the Independent and, more recently, in the Sunday Telegraph. He has written a number of books on subjects ranging from medieval painting and sculpture, to contemporary art.
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