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What Makes a Masterpiece? - Encounters with Great Works of Art (Hardcover) Loot Price: R723
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What Makes a Masterpiece? - Encounters with Great Works of Art (Hardcover): Christopher Dell

What Makes a Masterpiece? - Encounters with Great Works of Art (Hardcover)

Christopher Dell

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In this exploration of the idea of the masterpiece, over fifty world masterpieces, from cave paintings to Cezanne, are brought to life by internationally acclaimed writers, scholars and artists. Many of the contributors are celebrated artists in their own right (Antony Gormley, Quentin Blake and Tom Phillips); others are popular writers (Philip Pullman, Germaine Greer); and, many hold positions at well-known institutions, including the Prado, the Van Gogh Museum, the Louvre, the National Gallery and the Sapienza University. Each masterwork is illustrated in full, and key details are selected and separately illustrated, alongside illuminating comparatives

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Imprint: Thames and Hudson
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2010
First published: 2009
Editors: Christopher Dell
Dimensions: 260 x 200 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-23879-0
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General
LSN: 0-500-23879-0
Barcode: 9780500238790

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