A Biographical Dictionary of Artists - Hardcover

Gowing, Sir Lawrence

 
9781856276665: A Biographical Dictionary of Artists

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Containing 1,340 illustrated articles, "A Biographical Dictionary of Artists" provides an unparalleled guide to the figures who have dominated the visual art throughout the ages. International in scope and coverage, the book contains authoritative entries on non-Western artists as well as more familiar figures. Each article summarizes the development of an artists's style and important works against a background of relevant biographical information and assesses his or her lasting contribution to the arts.

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Painters of ancient Greece, miniaturists of Iran and India, sculptors of the late medieval Europe, architects of the baroque period and leading artists of the modern world are all included in this reference book. Containing 1,340 illustrated articles, it provides an international guide to artists through history.

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