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published
March 20th 2007
(first published 2006)
by Universe
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Hardcover, 960 pages
isbn
0789315246
(isbn13: 9780789315243)
description
From Ancient Egyptian frescoes to the Renaissance masters, from French Impressionists to American Abstract Expressionists, this highly browsable guide...more
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
people who want to know more about art
When I go to an art museum I generally only look at the "contemporary"/late 20th century stuff and I first picked up this book to look at the same thing. But I started glancing through the older paintings and realized how amazing some of them really were. I thought, if some of these paintings were just being made today they would still shake up the art world. I became curious about the lives and stories behind these older paintings that I didn't know much about. The book has your Leona...more
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Read in December, 2008
I have seen a good handful of the paintings in the book, I'm proud to say! Having visited museums in Paris, London, Madrid, Florence and Rome contributes significantly to that fact. I feel the same about this selection as I do about the 1001 books...it is important to see art from many artists, movements, periods, etc. regardless of whether you like the style or not. However, I personally don't think that Jackson Pollack should necessarily have more than one painting on the list when there are o...more
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Read in June, 2009
While I found much of the art beautiful and some interesting, there were definitely many, many paintings I could have lived without seeing - most of these were modern and were too grpahic. I thought the descriptions were great with interesting facts about the artist, painting, and even the era.
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12/09/08
Kucing
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Liat bukunya di perpus... kmrn mo pinjem, tp jatah buat minjem udah abis..so, next time!!
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Read in October, 2007
When you pick up this 1000 page + book, you will realize you can't just sit down and READ it. However, it's a great book to sit down with and turn pages, stopping on the paintings you find interesting. The information provided for each piece is informative without being stuffy. I enjoyed reading the intro by the author and the next time I am in a museum, I will try to spend more than a few minutes with at least one or two pieces that I like or that intrigue me. This would be a good book to own b...more
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Read in July, 2009
I actually read this, not just skimmed through it as is my habit with books covering broad and list-like subject matter and I learned a lot about art history and also incidentally, about the tastes of the editors. This is supposed to 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die. Okay, so who are these people that believe the rest of us have access to private collections? With the exception of that small flaw and of course, there is always going to be a favorite painting that isn't included (the ...more
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I got this as a gift from mom. I disagree with the inclusion of certain paintings (some private collection owned--probably realistically not ever be able to see), as well as the exclusion of certain others. But overall it was fun to flip through and the little blurbs were informative.
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Read in September, 2007
This is part of my "become a better person" jihad. I'm marking the ones in DC, Boston and NY to revisit them. This is a quick hit -- it's no great art history book -- but I can't help but feel that 1001 is not enough.
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Read in September, 2008
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i like this book because i dont red chapter books all the time so i flick through this book and take photos of the painting so i train my reading and photography skill.
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Read in January, 2007
Discouraging, because I'll never see even a small portion of them, but interesting to read about.
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Read in February, 2009
I really don't care for many modern painters/paintings.
It would be good to own this, overall.
It would be good to own this, overall.
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Read in February, 2009
A Christmas gift that I'm thoroughly enjoying.
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