Story of Painting (Art Books)

by Abigail Wheatley

Janis Riley (Editor), Uwe Mayer (Illustrator), Ian McNee (Illustrator), Zoe Wray (Designer), and Ms Erika Langmuir (Editor)

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This work presents a history of Western Art, from cave paintings through to modern times. Chapters show the main eras of art in sequence including the renaissance and impressionism, and also cover the materials, techniques and artistic innovations of the periods. It also includes information on their artists, their lives and their artistic legacies. It illustrated with a combination of full colour reproductions of the original works of art and humourous line drawings. It is internet-linked to recommended websites to encourage further learning.
  • ISBN10 1417794372
  • ISBN13 9781417794379
  • Publish Date 1 June 2007 (first published 27 April 2007)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 7 April 2021
  • Imprint Turtleback Books
  • Edition Turtleback School & Library ed.
  • Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
  • Language English