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Looking at paintings. 100 masterpieces from the history of art. Jean-Christophe Bailly looks at pictures with us. Translated by Sigurður Pálsson.
Here we are invited on a journey through the history of painting with one hundred stopping points, from the paintings in the Lascaux caves to Mondrian's strict surface art. It begins, as it were, with the art that is furthest removed from us in time and ends at the dawn of modern art, shortly before our time. Opposite each painting is an observation intended to raise questions and point out various points that place the painting in question in the history of art. The book gives an idea of how diverse, rich and paradoxical the history of art is. For those who are well acquainted with it, this journey will be an enjoyable refresher. For the others, and this book is made for them, it is a kind of introduction and especially an encouragement to explore more. (Cover text).
Here we are invited on a journey through the history of painting with one hundred stopping points, from the paintings in the Lascaux caves to Mondrian's strict surface art. It begins, as it were, with the art that is furthest removed from us in time and ends at the dawn of modern art, shortly before our time. Opposite each painting is an observation intended to raise questions and point out various points that place the painting in question in the history of art. The book gives an idea of how diverse, rich and paradoxical the history of art is. For those who are well acquainted with it, this journey will be an enjoyable refresher. For the others, and this book is made for them, it is a kind of introduction and especially an encouragement to explore more. (Cover text).