The Story of Art

This text is the 16th revised and updated edition of this introduction to art, from the earliest cave paintings to experimental art Eight new artists from the modern period have been introduced They are Corot, Kollwitz, Nolde, de Chirico, Brancussi, Magritte, Nicolson and Morandi A sequence of new endings have been added, and the captions are now fuller, including the medium and dimension of the works illustrated Six fold outs present selected large scale works They are Van Eyck s Ghent Altarpiece , Leonardo s Last Supper , Botticelli s Birth of Venus , Jackson Pollock s One Number 31, 1950 , Van der Weyden s Descent from the Cross and Michelangelo s Sistine Chapel ceiling. Free Read The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Reflecting on my reading year 2016, I came to think of books that have meant a lot to me over the past decades, and the first one that came to my mind was Gombrich s excellent introduction to art history I will have to go back twenty years, half my life, to the year 1996 I am twenty years old, and just about to discover the pleasurable adventure called university For Christmas, I receive a much longed for gift card to buy books that will help me in my studies , and I stand in a bookstore, on Reflecting on my reading year 2016, I came to think of books that have meant a lot to me over the past decades, and the first one that came to my mind was Go... , , , ,, ,Gombrich,, , , ,, ,Gombrich, , , ,The story of Art, Ernst Hans Gombrich 1909 2001 The Story of Art, by E H Gombrich, is a survey of the history of art from ancient times to the modern era First published in 1950 by Phaidon, the book is widely regarded both as a seminal work of criticism and as one of the most accessible introductions to the visual arts The book is divided into an introduction, 27 ch...This book was perfect For someone like myself who now has a little knowledge of Art the capital letter here is deliberate and some sense of history but who has big gaps and oceans of ignorance about the topic this book was perfect It is mature, serious, to the point, absolutely free of jargon, sure, insightful always interesting, never pedantic and not eccentric in the least Gombrich covers all the major artists and the movements they represent, and ties them together with cla This book was perfect For someone like myself who now has a little knowledge of Art the capital letter here is deliberate and some sense of history but who has big gaps and oceans of ignorance about the topic this book was perfect It is mature, serious, to the point, absolutely free of jargon, sure, insightful always interesting, never pedantic and not eccentric in the least Gombrich covers all the major artists and the movements they represent, and ties them together with clarity Like one of our most knowledgeable friends on the art circuit at goodreads, he is discerning, but not judgmental Indeed, Gombrich s account of the development of modern art up until World War II is fabulous, though brief Gombrich is much less upbeat onrecent trends he mentions Pop, but quite deliberately it seems refuses to even mention Warhol s name.I know that it s very difficult for people who know a great deal about something to recommend or ev... ,, ,,, , , .O GombrichThe Story of Art is a handy little survey of art history, primarily but not exclusively western art, from cave paintings and primitive sculptures to modern architecture and pop art It is 500 pages of text and that many pages of well synchronized color plates in a smart pocket edition by Phaidon Twenty eight chapters, mostly quite brief, but each a skillful, thoughtful rippling of the surface, with hints of depth and well defined currents moving quickly and sure footedly through the eras and ad The Story of Art i...What a monument I m not a regular in the history of art, but I wanted to throw myself still in this reading Much good has taken me, it took me a few weeks to deal with them, but I do not regret it Are discussed painting, drawing, sculpture and even architecture, since the earliest human societies until the 50s the whole is decorated with beautiful illustrations Unless you have a real need for the pocket edition small footprint , I advise rather publishing beautiful book Indeed, the techn What a monument I m not a regular in the history of art, but I wanted to throw myself still in this reading Much good has taken me, it took me a few weeks to deal with them, but I do not regret it Are discussed painting, drawing, sculpture and even architecture, since the earliest human societies until the 50s the whole is decorated with beautiful illustrations Unless you have a real need for the pocket edition small fo...Yedi y z sayfal k bu ba yap t hakk nda konu mak kolay de il Lokasyon de i ikli i sebebiyle aylarca okuyamad m insan n yan nda ta mas i in de a rl pek makul olan bir kitap olmad ndan bitirmem uzun s rd Kitab n en nemli zelli i gidip bu eserleri tek tek yerinde inceleme iste ini tavan yapt rmas Kitapta foto raflanan eserlerin bir k sm n kendi g zlerimle g rebildi im i in mutlu olmu ken bundan sonraki m ze gezilerimde nceden bu kitab bir kar t r p burada da bunu g rmek laz m d Yedi y z sayfal k bu ba yap t hakk nda konu mak kolay de il Lokasyon de i ikli i sebebiyle aylarca okuyamad m insan n yan nda ta mas i in de a rl pek makul olan bir kitap olmad ndan bitirmem uzun s rd Kitab n en nemli zelli i gidip bu eserleri tek tek yerinde inceleme iste ini tavan yapt rmas Kitapta foto raflanan eserlerin bir k sm n kendi g zlerimle g rebildi im i in mutlu olmu ken bundan sonraki m ze gezilerimde nceden bu kitab bir kar t r p burada da bunu g rmek laz m demem ok muhtemel bundan b yle Bunlar n yan nda, kitapta benim i in, g n m ze ula an pek ok Antik Yunan Roma heykelinin asl nda kendi d nemlerinde bile replikadan ibaret olmas , onlar n vakt i zaman nda t pk End l s Saraylar gibi renkli tasarlanm olmas , ilk Empresyonistlerin gelene e s k s k ya ba l olan otoriter sanat okullar na kar verdikleri m cadeleler gibi pek ok yeni bilgi vard Hatta o zorlu m cadeleden haberdar o...4.5 5 , ,,, , ,, , , 4.5 5 , ,,, , ,, , , 1 3, Gombrich s Story of Art is a great survey western oriented however of art for those who wish to know the big names and get familiar with some of thecommon works He covers all the various periods in a sufficient amount of detail without sounding pedantic or academic which is a challenge when explaining art history I would just lament the lack of information about art in China, India, S America and of course Africa, but that is kind of how Europeans have always viewed art, isn t it.It r Gombrich s Story...

• English
• 15 August 2017
E.H. Gombrich
• Hardcover
• 688 pages
• 071483355X
• E.H. Gombrich
• The Story of Art