Had it been titled *The Brief Illustrated History of Art,* it would have been more accurate. This survey of art history starts at the Renaissance--with a quick backward glance now and then at the Middle Ages--and then proceeds forward in a fairly brisk fashion, for the most part treating only the major figures of the major art movements. Clark does a good job providing you with the essentials but this isn't the place to...
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I've been looking for a long time for a book for my kids with large, colorful pictures of the most important and famous art pieces. These type of books are usually expensive. I was hestitant to buy this online because I couldn't see inside it, but then I found it at Walmart and I was very pleased. There is enough text to be informative, but the main focus of the book is the art. Almost every page has a large colorful picture...
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