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Art : a New History by Paul Johnson; HarperCollins Publishers is a art available to read on EtoBox.
What is Art : a New History about?
<p>In <b>Art: A New History</b>, Paul Johnson turns his great gifts as a world historian to a subject that has enthralled him all his life: the history of art. This narrative account, from the earliest cave paintings up to the present day, has new things to say about almost every period of art. Taking account of changing scholarship and shifting opinions, he draws our attention to a number of neglected artists and styles, especially in Scandinavia, Germany, Russia and the Americas.</p> <p>Paul Johnson puts the creative originality of the individual at the heart of his story. He pays particular attention to key periods: the emergence of the artistic personality in the Renaissance, the new realism of the early seventeenth century, the discovery of landscape painting as a separate art form, and the rise of ideological art. He notes the division of 'fashion art' and fine art at the beginning of the twentieth century, and how it has now widened.</p> <p>Though challenging and controversial, Paul Johnson is not primarily a revisionist. He is a passionate lover of beauty who finds creativity in many places. With 300 colour illustrations, this book is vivid, evocative and immensely readable
Who reads Art : a New History?
It is typically read by collectors seeking rare, out-of-print or specialist editions.
Common subject areas: rare and out-of-print works.
- Author
- Paul Johnson; HarperCollins Publishers
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780641731877
- Category
- art
- Subjects
- Fiction, Reference, History & Criticism
- Rating
- 3.89 / 5 (208 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
