Based on the acclaimed Oxford
Dictionary of Art, this is an authoritative and up-to-date guide to
Western art from ancient Greece to the present day.
This new and updated edition ranges from Giotto to Antony Gormley and is an ideal
book for students and gallery visitors.
- Over 25,000 entries on painting, sculpture, and the
graphic arts
- Covers materials and techniques from alabaster to
automatism
- Includes leading collectors, dealers, patrons, museums,
and galleries
- Entries enlivened by quotations from artists and
critics
Review of the Oxford Dictionary of Art:
"The best and most
inclusive single volume available, immensely useful and very well written…"
Marina Vaizey, Sunday Times
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