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The Story of Art

E.H. Gombrich

Hardcover | Pages: 688 pages

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Title	:	The Story of Art
Author	:	E.H. Gombrich
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 688 pages
Published	:	April 9th 1995 by Phaidon Press (first published 1950)
Categories	:	Art. Nonfiction. History. Art History. Reference. Design. Classics

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This text is the 16th revised and updated edition of this introduction to art, from the earliest cave paintings to experimental art. Eight new artists from the modern period have been introduced. They are: Corot, Kollwitz, Nolde, de Chirico, Brancussi, Magritte, Nicolson and Morandi. A sequence of new endings have been added, and the captions are now fuller, including the medium and dimension of the works illustrated. Six fold-outs present selected large-scale works. They are: Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece, Leonardo's Last Supper, Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Jackson Pollock's One (Number 31, 1950), Van der Weyden's Descent from the Cross and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.

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Original Title:	The Story of Art
ISBN:	071483355X (ISBN13: 9780714833552)
Edition Language:	English

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The Storey of ArtE. M. GombrichI was attracted to this beautiful little book in Waterstones; its wafer thin, smooth bible pages, section of over 400 rich colour plates and stylish, minimal cover design. I was also feeling a pang of guilt for not shopping in bookshops anymore because Amazon is so easy and cheap. Walking through a bookstore, perusing books and judging them by there covers, is a real pleasure and one we will be denied access to as everybody shops online, I am pretty sure we will

This is the most complete book about The History of Art. It talks about all kinds of artistic expressions and it's organized by period of time. It contains a lot of pictures of famous paintings, sculptures, buildings, of anything related to art. It was the first book I bought when I entered architecture graduation college. It helped me a lot.

The classic introduction to 'Western' art, beginning with its classical origins in ancient Egypt, and casting light on the social, economic, political, cultural and technological influences from which it arose in each time and placeI was fascinated from the start, and a relatively considerable proportion of Gombrich's wisdom has stayed with me. Naturally the presumption to offer a monolithic story of art is absurd - but this particular story is well worth sharing.

For a few semesters, art history was my minor in university. I did not know a lot about art, but I was interested and it seemed fun. If only my courses were as good as this, I would not have given up on this field of study.Without being condescending or snobby (my main problem with my former teachers and some fellow students), Gombrich writes about art history in a way, that is very exciting and fascinating for the uneducated reader (i.e. me).The art prints in my edition are extremely beautiful.

An excellent introduction to the history of European art. Accessible and great for building a narrative timeline.

This book is the best story of art ever told.I devoured the book years ago, when studying at the Art Academy.for those who are not into art, or think they are not interested in art..it will make you love it!and it will teach you from the very beginning how to see "the mind" of the artist in the creation..highly recommended

For a few semesters, art history was my minor in university. I did not know a lot about art, but I was interested and it seemed fun. If only my courses were as good as this, I would not have given up on this field of study.Without being condescending or snobby (my main problem with my former teachers and some fellow students), Gombrich writes about art history in a way, that is very exciting and fascinating for the uneducated reader (i.e. me).The art prints in my edition are extremely beautiful.