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The Beginner's Guide to Art by Brigitte Govignon, general editor is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Beginner's Guide to Art about?

Concise and straightforward, The Beginner's Guide to Art explains world art from paleolithic cave paintings to ancient Greek temples, Byzantine icons, Japanese architecture, Oceanic sculpture, African masks, and the twentieth-century avant-garde. Clearly organized, profusely illustrated sections on painting, sculpture, and architecture include straightforward illustrated descriptions of techniques, definitions of styles, and illuminating discussions of the great cultures of history. Complete with a biographical dictionary of the major figures who have shaped Western painting, sculpture, and architecture, with color illustrations of their work, The Beginner's Guide to Art is an ideal introduction to the pleasures of art.

Author

Brigitte Govignon, general editor

Publisher

Harry N. Abrams, Inc

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780810940024

Subjects

Art, History, Arts