Mirror of the World A New History of Art

Name: Mirror of the World A New History of Art
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ISBN: 9780500287545

ISBN-10: 0500287546

ISBN-13: 9780500287545

Edition: 2010

Authors: Julian Bell

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What is art and where did it begin?Why do we make it and why does it change? These are some of the many questions that Julian Bell considers in his highly acclaimed book, now available in paperback. Bell, himself a painter, takes a global perspective and uses uses a wide range of objects to set up juxtapositions that will challenge and enlighten the reader: dancing bronze figures from southern India, Romanesque sculptures, Baroque ceilings and jewel-like Persian manuscripts are discussed side by side as testaments to mankinds universal creative instinct. Highly original in its ideas yet brilliantly straightforward in its prose, this book will appeal to everyone who wants or needs, for…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, Limited
Publication date: 3/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.30" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.872
Language: English

Julian Bell has taught art history for many years and is also a practicing painter. He writes widely on art for magazines, including The New York Review of Books.