Art History 101 : An essential guide to understanding the creative world

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This highly-visual, full-colour hardback provides a rich and accessible overview of art history, perfect for students and enthusiasts alike. Written by expert art historian John Finlay, Art History 101 is presented in an attractive hardback format, featuring iconic works of art through the ages. With timelines, feature spreads and information boxes, readers will quickly get to grips with the fundamentals of art and its fascinating evolution across history. Learn to distinguish Impressionism from Post-Impressionism, analyse a painting's brush strokes, discover the influences of Pablo Picasso and much more. • 'Ways of Seeing': Introduction to the Visual Analysis of the Arts • The Italian Renaissance • Seventeenth-Century Spanish Art: The Golden Age • Theory of Art: The Fundamentals of Modern Art Theory • Modernism: Art in France, 1906-1936 ABOUT THE SERIES: Knowledge 101 brings together highly visual, hardback introductions to many intriguing disciplines, featuring reader-friendly text, spectacular images, and informative diagrams to make the learning experience easier than ever.