The History of Western Art

A very good though brief outline of the basics in the history of western art. What is valuable for me is the musings of the author at the very end: have we come to the end of art because we have come to the end of belief? I wonder.........more

Considering every artist mentioned could each have an audiobook of double this length, this is a brilliant introduction- but an introduction and no more. There again, it seems self aware of those limitations and does a good job at providing a wide understanding.......more

I once took a personality test that said my art appreciation score was 0%. Reading this book was an attempt to improve. This book is a short and concise history of Western Art, starting all the way from cave paintings. Good to get an overview but not if you want to go really in-depth. This fits well......more

Very informative.......more

Frankómetro: 86% Pudo haberse llamado: From cave to canvas. * Tip: Casi cualquier libro cuyo título sea "La Historia de..." suele resultar interesante. La Historia de la Ópera, la Historia del Arte, la Historia del Basketball, la Historia de la Filosofía, etc. De alguna manera, las clases de historia......more