The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art

The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art
Author: Michael Sullivan
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1997
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520212367

The exchange of art provides a vehicle for creative interaction between East and West, a process in which great civilizations preserve their own character while stimulating and enriching each other. Here scholar Michael Sullivan leads the reader through four centuries of exciting interaction between the artists of China and Japan and those of Western Europe. 24 color plates. 174 halftones.

Art of the Western World

Art of the Western World
Author: Bruce Cole
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 374
Release: 1991-12-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0671747282

With fresh insight into what the great works meant when they were created and why they appeal to us now, here is a vivid tour of painting, sculpture, and architecture, past and present. "Illuminating . . . a notable accomplishment".--The New York Times. Illustrated.

Sketchbook

Sketchbook
Author: Tamra Sellier
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2019-05-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781071068120

Wheat field With Crows by Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. The cover design features one of his paintings. Let his artist talent inspire and encourage you to express your drawing abilities. Encourage artistic talent with this drawing notebook. 8.5 x 11 size 110 pages Place for creation date on each page Encourage artistic talent Cover design features a famous painting from Vincent van Gogh Softcover book

Landscape and Western Art

Landscape and Western Art
Author: Malcolm Andrews
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1999
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780192842336

This book explores many issues raised by the range of ideas and images of the natural world in Western art since the Renaissance. The whole concept of landscape is examined as a representation of the relationship between the human and natural worlds. Featured artists include Claude, Freidrich, Turner, Cole and Ruisdael, and many different forms of landscape art are addressed, such as land art, painting, photography, garden design, panorama and cartography.