Giotto’dan Michelangelo’ya, Velázquez’den Cézanne’a; mağara resimlerinden 19. yüzyılın şaheserlerine, 265’i renkli 285 resim... Alanlarının en yetkin kalemlerinden dünyanın en önemli 70 başyapıtı! “Başyapıt nedir?” sorusuna verilmiş yetmiş yanıt... Mağara resimleriyle başlayan ve 19. yüzyılda son bulan muhteşem bir kültürel yolculuk... Başyapıt Budur!’da seçkin sanatçılar, eleştirmenler ve sanat tarihçileri, dünyanın her yanından kültürleri betimleyen, tarihöncesinden ve sanatın doğuşundan kübizme kadar uzanan bütün zamanların en önemli eserleriyle karşılaşmalarını yazdı.
This is a beautiful book, which covers major works of art from cave paintings up to 1900. For each work a different art historian or expert writes a few pages about what makes this work special or important. As you can imagine the quality of the write-ups varies, but they are generally very good. Each one is complimented by several beautiful full color pictures. This book introduced me to a number of works with which I was unfamiliar, and also led me to re-examine works I thought I knew well.
This compendium of 70 works from early days of our occupation of earth from pre-history to Cezanne. Compiled by Christopher Dell, the 285 illustrations are studied by 60 erudite contributors who open the door to deeper understanding of this wide range of artistic expression.
That some of the works and comments introduce much that I had not understood attests to the success of the effort. Many of the works are based in a wide variety of religious subjects, some of which I had no knowledge to bring to their enjoyment.
The book widened my scope of understanding in many ways and opened my eyes to curiosities that I would have otherwise overlooked.
It's a completely sensual experience going through this book. Beautiful works illustrated with perfect colour reproductions and learned commentaries that never lapse into the usual academic cliches .