The Concise Oxford Dictionary Of Art And Artists (oxford Paperback Reference)
by Ian Chilvers /
1990 / English / PDF
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Based on the highly praised
Based on the highly praisedOxford Dictionary of Art
Oxford Dictionary of Art which
the
which
theLondon Sunday Times
London Sunday Times called "the best and most
inclusive single volume available,"
called "the best and most
inclusive single volume available,"The Concise Oxford
Dictionary of Art and Artists
The Concise Oxford
Dictionary of Art and Artists is an authoritative and
up-to-date guide to Western art from Ancient Greece to the present
day. It offers over two thousand entries on painting, sculpture,
and the graphic arts, covering not only artists and their work, but
also patrons and dealers, collectors and writers, materials and
techniques, and museums and galleries.
is an authoritative and
up-to-date guide to Western art from Ancient Greece to the present
day. It offers over two thousand entries on painting, sculpture,
and the graphic arts, covering not only artists and their work, but
also patrons and dealers, collectors and writers, materials and
techniques, and museums and galleries.
Written in clear, lively prose, this invaluable reference maintains
a careful balance between fact and appraisal. In its pages, we
encounter artists ranging from Polyclitus of Argos to Leonardo da
Vinci, from Grandma Moses to Mary Cassatt, and from Max Beckmann to
Andy Warhol; periods and movements including the Classical period,
the Renaissance, the Ancients, Impressionism, the Ash-can School,
and Cubism; and techniques and styles such as encaustic painting,
encarnado, lithography, cabinet painting, and blot drawing.
Written in clear, lively prose, this invaluable reference maintains
a careful balance between fact and appraisal. In its pages, we
encounter artists ranging from Polyclitus of Argos to Leonardo da
Vinci, from Grandma Moses to Mary Cassatt, and from Max Beckmann to
Andy Warhol; periods and movements including the Classical period,
the Renaissance, the Ancients, Impressionism, the Ash-can School,
and Cubism; and techniques and styles such as encaustic painting,
encarnado, lithography, cabinet painting, and blot drawing.
For this abridgement, Ian Chilvers has retained all of the
essential features of the original while adding new entries and
eliminating the more peripheral articles. By presenting the
information in a pithier format, he is able to focus more sharply
on Western and Western-inspired art. The dictionary also provides a
very helpful cross-referencing system for names, art media, styles,
and terms. Art enthusiasts of every kind will find this entirely
reliable and highly readable volume indispensable.
For this abridgement, Ian Chilvers has retained all of the
essential features of the original while adding new entries and
eliminating the more peripheral articles. By presenting the
information in a pithier format, he is able to focus more sharply
on Western and Western-inspired art. The dictionary also provides a
very helpful cross-referencing system for names, art media, styles,
and terms. Art enthusiasts of every kind will find this entirely
reliable and highly readable volume indispensable.
