art

Profiles ninety of the world's most renowned paintings, presenting color reproductions and brief essays on the artists, the development of each work, and responses to the works through the ages.

Presents a collection of reproductions of the drawings and sketches of the best-known French artists of the nineteenth century, including Degas, Delacroix, Daumier, Cezanne, and more.

Teaches the basics of linear perspective; presents exercises that explore how to solve problems, followed with analysis; and discusses ways of creating depth without lines.

Presents progressive lessons in line drawing and shade drawing, presenting illustrated, step-by-step instructions for "learning by doing" exercises, a "learning to see" analysis section following each exercise, and chapter-end "sketchbook" sections designed to help readers analyze difficulties in their work and develop skills.

Explains the importance of light and shadow in drawing, with an overview of basic and more advanced methods for rendering light and shadow in drawings, with tips for overcoming challenges and enhancing composition.

Introduces the basic techniques of drawing, providing a brief look at materials, and featuring lessons and exercises that focus on how to see objects and translate that information into lines on paper.

Investigates the power and purpose of art through the stories of eight artists and the masterpieces that changed their lives and altered forever the course of art, including Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Rothko.

An illustrated text that describes the lives and works of Italian painters, sculptors, and architects from the thirteenth through seventeenth centuries.

Presents reproductions of nearly every significant work created by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso over the course of his long career, and includes three essays, each discussing a specific period of Picasso's life and work.

Provides information on three hundred artistic movements from 1860 to the present, discussing influential artists and style changes in Western painting, sculpture, architecture, and design.