How to Read World History in Art - Brossura

Febbraro, Flavio; Shwetje, Burkhard

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0810996839 ISBN 13: 9780810996830

Casa editrice: Harry N Abrams Inc, 2010

Riassunto

How does an artist’s interpretation of historical events alter our understanding of them? Kings, queens, presidents, and generals from Alexander the Great to Theodore Roosevelt have commissioned paintings, drawings, sculptures, and photographs of major events, and artists have responded to important moments with works that forever shape historical memory.

 

The book deals with specific episodes, from the proclamation of the Code of Hammurabi to more recent events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. It also deals with broader themes, such as the founding of states (Persia, Rome, the Chinese Empire, the United States) and war (Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People, Picasso’s Guernica). Here too are the great voyages of exploration, the industrial revolution, and much more. World history is vividly elucidated in these works of art.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Burkhard Schwetje has written about diverse facets of 19th- and 20th-century history.

 

Flavio Febbraro has edited and contributed to many publications and websites dealing with art history.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Harry N Abrams Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0810996839
• ISBN 13: 9780810996830
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 391
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: WordUnited GmbH; distribution@wordunited.com; ; Theodorstrasse 105; DUSSELDORF; 40472; Germania