The Hermitage an A to Z of art
Take a journey through art history as you learn about the rich collections of St Petersburg`s magnificent State Hermitage Museum. Containing nearly 550 reproductions, this innovative book is packed with objects dating from the 23rd millennium ВС to the very end of the 20th century, from all across the world and from many different belief systems. It looks at Styles and genres, schools and trends, techniques and materials, illustrating them not only with familiar masterpieces, but with many of the Hermitage`s less well-known fascinating products of human creativity, conveniently arranged under 65 main headings. Sebastiaen Bonnecroy`s Still Life with a Skull (front cover) serves to illustrate the heading Trompe I`oeil. The accompanying...
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Дата выхода: октябрь 2008
