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 master-
pieces, 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, Velazquez, Goya, Rubens, Rembrandt, Brueghel, Vermeer,
David, Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne, 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.
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