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100 Masterpieces of Art

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This beautiful and informative book is an ideal introduction to the wealth of paintings on view in the great galleries of the western world.
A hundred of the finest and most familiar pictures from seven centuries of western art are discussed in a straight-forward, lively way by one of Britain's leading art critics. Among the paintings included are world-famous works by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Constable, Renoir and Picasso, each one superbly reproduced and accompanied by a clear explanation of its significance in the history of art.
Changes in style, subject matter and technique are examined in the context of the times that produced them, with biographical information on the artists and a brief account of the movements with which they are associated.

120 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

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1,260 reviews6,729 followers
December 3, 2022
يزيد تقديرك كثيرا لكل ما تفشل فيه..لهذا اقدر جدا الرسامين-الفنانين التشكيليين..ارى كل منهم قادر على معجزات ابداعية يومية..مع فشلي التام المستمر في الرسم


في افضل مائة عمل فني ..تعرفت منذ طفولتي بعيدا عن عهد الانترنت ..ان "الفن يزداد احتشاما مع الزمن "و ان مستوى الجمال زاد جدا مع الزمن ..نحمد الله كثيراً
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..تعرفت على أشهر رسامي العالم منذ القرن14حتى آواخر القرن العشرين. .مع نموذج واحد تم شرحه و انتقاده لكل فنان
عرفت ان فناني ايطاليا كانوا متسيدين الساحة ل3قرون من 14الى17 بأعمال لدافنشي و لبيليني .. او ميلاد فينوس لبوتشيللي..
فينوس نفسها ظهرت بأشكال مختلفة مع تيتيان و لوكاس كراناش و برونزيني في لوحته البذيئة الشهيرة الظاهرة على غلاف رواية" امتداح الخالة

و👬 المؤكد ان الأطفال يظهرون مرعبين جدا في تلك الاعمال القديمة كانهم تماثيل او جن او جثث محنطةمثل "اطفال جراهام "لوليام هوجارث . .و منيانس او الاشبينات لدييجو فيلاسكوز
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الانجليز و الالمان متحفظين ..و الفرنسيين أكثر تحفظا من الإيطاليين و ان كان "مانييه" عاد لقلة الاحتشام في اواخر القرن 19
و الفن صار معقدا غير مفهوم غالبا في القرن 20و ان كان عنصر الزمن صار مسيطرا بضراوة🕛


اما لوحتي المفضلة فهي رائعة أندرو وايث الشهيرة
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July 29, 2022
This is pretty solid. I expected some basic historical/technical info on the artists but didn't really expect it to be able to point out much about the paintings themselves that i wouldn't have otherwise noticed.. i mean i have eyes what more is there ;) .

Turns out my eye-sights not that good :P , there was some good notes and highlights of things i wouldn't have noticed or thought about.

Still this is probably very basic stuff, i wouldn't really know never having done any form of art ever. My entire knowledge of art/art history coming from quiz shows. So i think i learned a lot here, even if most of it is fading fast :) .
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April 28, 2018
I remember reading this book when I was a child. It was a great introduction to painting; there were pieces from a variety of different times across history and a broad variety of styles.
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690 reviews
December 2, 2012
Tikkeltje verouderd.Kocht het ook bij de kringloopwinkel. Hoewel: 'Masterpieces'raken natuurlijk nooit verouderd.
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