The Metropolitan Museum of Art : masterpiece paintings
(Book - Regular Print)
Contributors
Campbell, Thomas P. 1962- writer of foreword.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Skira :, 2016.
Physical Desc
544 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 35 cm
Status
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N610.A6736X 2016
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Skira :, 2016.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Chiefly illustrated.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 538-539) and index.
Description
This monumental new book is the first to celebrate the greatest and most iconic paintings of one of the largest, most important, and most beloved museums in the world. This impressive volume's broad sweep of material, all from a single museum, makes it at once a universal history of painting and the ideal introduction to the iconic masterworks of this world-renowned institution. Lavish color illustrations and details of 500 masterpieces, created over 5,000 years in cultures across the globe, are presented chronologically from the dawn of civilization to the present. These works represent a grand tour of painting from ancient Egypt and classical antiquity and prized Byzantine and medieval altarpieces, to paintings from Asia, India, Africa, and the Americas and the greatest European and North American masters. This unprecedented book includes an introduction and illuminating texts about each artwork written by Kathryn Calley Galitz, whose experience as both a curator and educator at the Met makes her uniquely qualified. European and American artists include Duccio, El Greco, Raphael, Titian, Botticelli, Bronzino, Caravaggio, Turner, Velázquez, Goya, Rubens, Rembrandt, Brueghel, Vermeer, David, Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne, Degas, Sargent, Homer, Matisse, Picasso, Pollock, and Warhol. For those wishing to experience the Met's unparalleled collection or to study masterpieces of painting from throughout history, this important volume is sure to become a classic cherished by art lovers around the world. -- Publisher's web site.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Galitz, K. C., & Campbell, T. P. 1. (2016). The Metropolitan Museum of Art: masterpiece paintings . Skira :.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Galitz, Kathryn Calley, 1964- and Thomas P. 1962- Campbell. 2016. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings. Skira.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Galitz, Kathryn Calley, 1964- and Thomas P. 1962- Campbell. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings Skira, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Galitz, Kathryn Calley, and Thomas P. 1962- Campbell. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings Skira :, 2016.
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