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Writer: E.H. Gombrich
Language: Dutch
Binding method: Paperback
Gaade Publishers 05 August 2011
688 pages
Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich (30 March 1909 – 3 November 2001) was an Austrian-born art historian who spent most of his life in the United Kingdom. His best-known work is The Story of Art (1950), an ambitious and readable world history of the visual arts.
Eternal Beauty has been one of the Eternal Beauty for decades, now published in 23 languages, has been considered one of the most complete introductions in art history for 45 years. The entire visual arts - from the earliest cave drawings to today's experimental art - are discussed. The reader gets a good overview of the various periods and styles in architecture, painting and sculpture without losing sight of the main points due to a multitude of details. Eternal beauty owes its popularity to the popularity of the author's clear and direct writing style. The history of art as he discusses it can be read as a follow-up story in which each work of art harks back to the past and at the same time refers to the future. Readers of all ages and backgrounds have found E.H. Gombrich found an author who knows how to convey his love for art with a lot of knowledge. Compared to the previous editions, this new edition contains a number of important improvements. The book has been completely redesigned with a new page layout, more spacious layout, larger illustrations - almost all in color, with six fold-out pages - and a better balance between text and image. The text has been revised and expanded by some of the leading artists of the modern era. The bibliography is extensive and the book contains a complete and user-friendly index. stcomplete introductions to the art history of the niche. The reader gets a good overview of the various periods and styles in architecture, painting and sculpture, without losing sight of the main lines through a multitude of details. Eternal beauty owes its popularity to the clear and direct writing style of the author. The book can be read as a follow-up story in which each work of art harks back to the past and at the same time refers to the future. Nearly all the illustrations are in color and the book has six fold-out pages. Readers of all ages will have access to E.H. Gombrich found an author who knows how to convey his love for art with great knowledge.
ConditionVery goodColorsMulti ColorMaterialPaperNumber of items1StyleModernHeight25 cmWidth17 cmDepth4 cm