088383
Oxford
1985
17,5×24
meki
520
engleski
Cijena: 30,00 EUR
With 407 illustrations, 216 in colour. One of the most famous and best-selling art history books ever written. It was first published in 1950. The book offers a clear and accessible overview of art from prehistoric cave paintings to 20th-century modern art. Gombrich wrote the book in simple language because it was originally intended for younger readers. He avoided difficult technical terms in order to make art accessible to everyone. The book begins with the famous line: "There is really no such thing as Art. There are only artists." Gombrich explains that art is not magic, but that it is objects created by people for other people. The history of art is not presented as a list of dates. He describes it as a constant chain of change in which each artist learns from the past and creates something new for the future. Artists throughout history did not just draw what they saw. They solved problems, such as how to represent three-dimensional space on a flat wall or canvas. The book traces the development of art through time and space, with a special emphasis on Western Europe. It begins with the prehistoric caves and art of ancient Egypt, where art served religion and kings. It shows how the ancient Greeks began to draw and sculpt the human body as it actually appeared in nature. It details the golden age in which masters like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo perfected perspective and anatomy. It ends with the experiments of the 20th century, when artists threw away the rules and began to paint abstract forms. Gombrich writes like a good teacher telling you a story in a museum. Every work of art the author talks about is right on that page or next to it, so the reader immediately sees what it is about.
