Portraits (Basic Art) | 
 enlarge | Creator: Norbert Wolf
Publisher: Taschen
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 129550
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 3822854700
Dewey Decimal Number: 702
EAN: 9783822854709
ASIN: 3822854700
Publication Date: December 1, 2008 (In 8 Days)
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Product Description
Beginning in the 14th century and working its way through the ages up to the current day, this book examines the portrait via the most beloved and important examples in history.The featured artists include Simone Martini, Jan van Eyck, Albrecht Durer, Hans Holbein the Younger, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, Parmigianino, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Diego Velazquez, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Francisco de Goya, Jaques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, Vincent van Gogh, Oskar Kokoschka, Ferdinand Hodler, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and Chuck Close.Each book in TASCHEN's "Basic Genre Series" features: a detailed introduction with approximately 35 photographs, plus a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, etc.) that took place during the time period; a selection of the most important works of the epoch; each is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and, on the facing page, a description/interpretation of the work and brief biography of the artist as well as additional information such as a reference work, portrait of the artist, and/or citations.
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