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Art of the Western World: From Ancient Greece to Post Modernism
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Art of the Western World: From Ancient Greece to Post Modernism Soft cover - 1991

by Cole, Bruce; Gealt, Adelheid

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With fresh insight into what the great works meant when they were created and why they appeal to us now, here is a vivid tour of painting, sculpture, and architecture, past and present. "Illuminating . . . a notable accomplishment".--The New York Times. Illustrated.

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Simon & Schuster, 1991. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9. Simon & Schuster, 1991. Softcover Quarto in Very Good Condition. 368 pages. 10" x 8" x .75". Introduction by Michael Wood. Remainder. An introduction to the fascinating world of the history of art in this magnificently illustrated and comprehensive book. It is an exploration of the greatest art and architecture of Western civilization. It offers a fresh insight into what the great works meant at the time they were created and why they maintain their special meaning today.Cover art: Birth of Venus, by Botticelli. Clean, heavy, glossy, hinged, illustrated wraps; touch of wear to corner tips. Solid, tight and square binding, Internals pristine. 1991, Simon & Schuster. ISBN10: 0671747282, ISBN13: 9780671747282
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In 1972 two great bronze warriors [pp. 4-5] were pulled from the sea off the Italian town of Riace.

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Bruce Cole is Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University. A former Fellow of the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, he is the author of many highly acclaimed books on art history, among them Italian Art 1250-1550: The Relation of Renaissance Art to Life and Society, and Masaccio and the Art of Early Renaissance Florence.