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100 Things to Know about Art by Susie Hodge
Category: Education
How do you sum up the amazing world of art in just 100 words? This striking book takes on the challenge! From pottery to Pointillism, each of the carefully chosen 100 words has its own 100-word long description and quirky illustration, providing a fascinating introduction to art. Basically, everything y ...Show more
50 Art Ideas You Really Need to Know by Susie Hodge
Category: Art | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Ser.
In a series of 50 accessible essays, Susie Hodge introduces and explains the central concepts that underpin Western art and design. From Romanesque to Realism, Pop Art to Pluralism, 50 Art Ideas is a complete introduction to the most important art concepts in history.
50 Art Ideas: You Really Need to Know by Susie Hodge
Category: Art | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Ser.
The perfect guide to the most important ideas and concepts that underpin Western art: Romanesque; Byzantine; International Gothic; Early Renaissance; High Renaissance; Northern Renaissance; Mannerism; Baroque; Caravaggism; Dutch Golden Age; Rococo; Neoclassicism; Romanticism; Academic Art; Orientalism; ...Show more
Architecture in Minutes by Susie Hodge
Category: Architecture | Series: In Minutes Ser.
In this hyper-compact, fully illustrated guide to architecture, Susie Hodge outlines the history and theory of architecture from the earliest structures to the cutting-edge concepts of the present day. Along the way she profiles 200 key buildings, historic styles, architectural movements and celebrated ...Show more
Art: Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Artists and Their Works by Susie Hodge
Category: Art
Art introduces readers to 100 of the world's most important artists and their paintings, from the 13th century to the modern era. Works by artists including Caravaggio, Vermeer, van Gogh and Warhol are reproduced in superb high quality, arranged chronologically and set in their historical context by Sus ...Show more
Art: Everything You Need to Know about the Greatest Artists and Their Work by Susie Hodge
Category: Art
From the influential craftsmen of the high renaissance to the Dutch masters, and from the rococo and neoclassical movements of the 18th century to romanticism, modernism and contemporary art, the lives of the great artists are as varied and multifaceted as the works of creative genius they produced. "Th ...Show more
Art: Explained: 100 Masterpieces and What They Mean by Susie Hodge
Category: Art
Why did Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel, or Rembrandt obsess over painting his own image? What's the secret behind the Terracotta Army, or Andy Warhol's soup cans? Art: Explained offers straightforward and satisfying answers to 100 of these fascinating questions. If you've ever looked at an art ma ...Show more
Art Nouveau: 50 Works of Art You Should Know: 50 Works of Art You Should Know by Susie Hodge
Category: Art
A new edition to Prestel's popular "50s" series, this collection of the finest examples of Art Nouveau shows how the movement impacted every artistic discipline. The heyday of the Art Nouveau style was relatively short, spanning the decades immediately before and after 1900. However it was a tremendousl ...Show more
Art Quake - The Most Disruptive Works in Modern Art by Susie Hodge
Category: Art | Series: Culture Quake Ser.
Discover art that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy. This is what happens when artists take tradition and rip it up. ArtQuake tells the stories of 50 pivotal works that shook the world, telling the fascinating stories behind their creation, reception and legacy. Causi ...Show more
Art Quest: Modern Art Mayhem by Susie Hodge
Category: Education | Series: Art Quest
Readers must use their problem-solving skills and artistic knowledge to navigate through fthis thrilling adventure. Will they be able to uncover the mystery of the counterfeit paintings? Do they know their Warhol from their Weiwei? Art Quest follows the popular History, Maths and Science series. Questio ...Show more
Art in Detail: 100 Masterpieces by Susie Hodge
Category: Art
Great paintings cannot be fully understood in a single encounter; there is always more to be derived from them. Art lovers may revisit and reconsider the masterpieces throughout their lives, but a deeper understanding can only be gained by analysing the painting in detail, be it the placement of the sub ...Show more
Art in Detail: 100 Masterpieces by Susie Hodge
Category: Art
Great paintings cannot be fully understood in a single encounter; there is always more to be derived from them. Art lovers may revisit and reconsider the masterpieces throughout their lives, but a deeper understanding can only be gained by analysing the painting in detail, be it the placement of the sub ...Show more