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Michael Levey - From Giotto to Cezanne: A Concise History of Painting (World of Art) - 9780500200247 - KKE0000250
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From Giotto to Cezanne: A Concise History of Painting (World of Art)

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Description for From Giotto to Cezanne: A Concise History of Painting (World of Art) Paperback. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 324 pages, 549 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 672. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and some sunning to cover but remains very good
This book presents a fresh, balanced and complete picture of the whole of Western painting from Giotto to Cezanne. Michael Levey has triumphantly succeeded in organizing the mass of material, in giving it proportion and in conveying by carefully selected examples the essential quality of each artist. It is not a mere "potted" version of familiar facts - every judgment is genuinely felt and personally expressed, while the style sparkles with elegance and wit. Even those readers who know the subject thoroughly will find it rewarding for the concise comments which often sum up in a single sentence a whole ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
World of Art
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500200247
SKU
KKE0000250
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Michael Levey
Sir Michael Levey who died in December 2008, became deputy keeper of the National Gallery in 1966, keeper in 1968, and finally director in 1973. He was knighted in 1981.

Reviews for From Giotto to Cezanne: A Concise History of Painting (World of Art)
'Outstanding … accurate, free from prejudice, always neat, often stimulating. No better introduction to Western painting has ever been produced ' - Sunday Times 'Combining serious scholarship with presentation simple enough to interest the general reader and a standard of reproduction good enough to make the result both an intellectual and an aesthetic pleasure ' - The Burlington Magazine 'His ... Read more

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