Splat! the most exciting artists of all time

Splat! traces art history through its key turning points and helps to map important art movements from the Renaissance and Impressionism to Surrealism and contemporary art. At the beginning, a spread explores how early peoples represented animals and everyday life. Then brief sections explore the st...

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Main Author: Richards, Mary Agnes (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • Great artists : who and when
  • Art in the beginning : from cave paintings to painted churches
  • A grand task : Michelangelo
  • Everyday life : Bruegel
  • Drama in Rome : Caravaggio
  • Fit for a king : Velázquez
  • Life at home : Vermeer
  • Making waves : Hokusai
  • Wild nature : Friedrich
  • Art and music : Whistler
  • First impressions : Monet
  • To the point : Seurat
  • Starry nights : Van Gogh
  • Jungle king : Rousseau
  • A new vision : Picasso
  • Color and shape : Kandinsky
  • But is it art? : Duchamp
  • Dream worlds : Dalí
  • Self-portrait : Kahlo
  • Modern shapes : Hepworth
  • Drip painting : Pollock
  • Factory-made : Warhol
  • Movers and shakers : more exciting artists.