From cave paintings to Jeff Koons - that's where this stunningly illustrated history of art takes you. Filled with pictures of paintings, sculptures, museum artifacts, and architectural standouts, and a cross-cultural approach that encompasses European, American, Asian, and Islamic masterpieces, it proceeds on a thrilling visual tour. Carol Strickland - author of the bestselling "Annotated Mona Lisa" (300,000 copies sold) - serves as guide, and delivers superb background that sets the stage for each era's timeline, as well as informative sidebars that reveal the broader implications of new styles and movements.
- ISBN10 1402736037
- ISBN13 9781402736032
- Publish Date 1 November 2006
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 29 March 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Sterling Juvenile
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 128
- Language English