Art of the Western World：From Ancient Greece to Post Modernism

图书标准信息

• 作者 Bruce Cole 著
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster
• 出版时间 1991-12
• ISBN 9780671747282
• 定价 239.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 368页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inthismagnificentlyillustratedandcomprehensivebook,readerswilltakeoneofthemostbeautifuljourneysourworldhastooffer:anexplorationofthegreatestareandarchitectureofWesterncivilization.ArtoftheWesternWorld—thecompanionvolumetothenine-partPBStelevisionseries—tracesthehistoryofWesternartfromitsclassicalrootsinancientGreeceuptothepresentdayandtheinternationalPost-ModernismofartistsasdiverseasChristo,Hockney,andKiefer.AlongthewayexpertsBruceColeandAdelheidGealtcarefullycharttheevolutionoftheWesterntradition,fromthegrandeurofRomanarchitecturetothesymboliclanguageofmedievalart,throughtheunparalleledachievementsoftheRenaissance,theturbulentemotionalismoftheRomanticslikeTurnerandConstable,theImpressionists'searchforanewreality,andtherevolutionoftheAbstractExpressionistsofthetwentiethcentury.ArtoftheWesternWorldintegratestheworksofeachperiodwiththehistory,values,andidealsthatgavebirthtothem:theinfluenceoftheMedicisandothergreatpatronsofRenaissanceItaly;theresurgenceoftheclassicalstyle,inspiredbytheFrenchRevolution;thebreakwiththepastevidencedintheworksoftheImpressionists;andthetorturedvisionsofthemodernworlddevastatedbywarsdepictedinthepaintingsofPicasso,Marc,Groez,andothers.Avaluablekeytounderstandingthelanguageofart,ArtoftheWesternWorldoffersfreshinsightintowhatthegreatworksmeantatthetimetheywerecreatedandwhytheymaintaintheirspecialmeaningtousnow.ItistheperfectguidetothemasterpiecesofWesternart.Withfreshinsightintowhatthegreatworksmeantwhentheywerecreatedandwhytheyappealtousnow,hereisavividtourofpainting,sculpture,andarchitecture,pastandpresent."Illuminating...anotableaccomplishment."--TheNewYorkTimes.Illustrated.

【作者简介】

BruceColeisDistinguishedProfessorofFineArtsatIndianaUniversity.AformerFellowoftheGuggenheimFoundationandtheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities,heistheauthorofmanyhighlyacclaimedbooksonarthistory,amongthemItalianArt1250-1550:TheRelationofRenaissanceArttoLifeandSociety,andMasaccioandtheArtofEarlyRenaissanceFlorence.