Art (Annotated Guides)

Description: Explore 45 of the world's favourite masterpieces with an expert. Robert Cumming, Chairman of Christies Education, London, sets out to unravel the symbols and hidden messages of art by using detailed annotation to offer a deeper understanding and richer enjoyment of the world's favourite paintings. He answers all the common questions about these paintings, from Botticelli "The Birth of Venus" to Picasso's "Guernica", explains the artist's techniques and intentions, and clarifies the meaning of obscure subjects to bring them to life for a modern audience.



Contents: Giotto "Nativity"; Van Eyck "The Arnolfini Marriage"; Botticelli "Birth of Venus"; Leonardo "Mona Lisa"; Holbein "The Ambassadors"; Rubens "Samson and Delilah"; Vermeer "The Artist's Studio"; Canaletto "Arrival of the French Ambassador"; Joseph Wright of Derby "Experiment with an Airpump"; Turner "Hannibal and His Army Crossing the Alps"; Courbet "The Artist's Studio"; Degas "The Ballet Class"; Monet "Gare du St Lazare"; Van Gogh "The Night Cafe"; Cezanne "Still Life with Plaster Cupid"; Picasso "Guernica".