A History of European Art is a nonfiction book written by William Kloss. Released in 2005, it recounts the history of art in Europe.
Notable people within[]
- Duccio
- Masaccio
- Jan van Eyck
- Piero della Francesca
- Sandro Botticelli
- Andrea Mantegna
- Giovanni Bellini
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Raphael
- Michaelangelo
- Albrecht Dürer
- Tilman Riemenschneider
- Matthias Grünewald
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Annibale Carracci
- Caravaggio
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Rembrandt
- Nicolas Poussin
- Claude Lorrain
- Louis XIV
- Honoré Daumier
- Gustave Courbet
- Édouard Manet
- Claude Monet
- Edgar Degas
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Camille Pissarro
- Paul Cézanne
- Georges Seurat
- Henri Matisse
- Auguste Rodin
- Constantin Brâncuși
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Pablo Picasso
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Publisher's summary[]
The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters.
We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How many of us can connect the dots of influences and inspiration that link the Renaissance with Mannerism, or that tie the paintings of the creator of modern art, Edouard Manet, to masterpieces from centuries earlier?
A History of European Art is your gateway to this visually stunning story. In 48 beautifully illustrated lectures you will encounter all the landmarks you would expect to find in a comprehensive survey of Western art since the Middle Ages. Works such as Giotto's Arena Chapel, Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece, Leonardo's The Last Supper, Michelangelo's David, Vermeer's View of Delft, Van Gogh's The Starry Night, Picasso's Guernica, and hundreds more.
You will also find works that are completely new to you. Plus you'll be introduced to lesser-known artists—perhaps names you've heard but never connected to specific works—and you'll understand why they deserve to be classed among the great masters.
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