Masterpieces of Western Art

Masterpieces of Western Art, hardcover, 2 volumes, slipcover case. Edited by Ingo Walther. Perfect condition. Good for office or home library display. Weighs 6 kilo.

€25 

A steal at this price. These 2 volumes cover every artist that has made a contribution to their field of art.

First edition. Hardcovers. 760 pages in two volumes. Text by Robert Suckale, Manfred Wundram, Andreas Prater, Hermann Bauer, and Eva-Gesine Baur. Includes hundreds of color illustrations. Both books in fine condition in fine dust jackets and in a very near fine slipcase.

           Artist to artist, era to era, century to century Masterpieces of Western Art traces the history of painting from medieval times to the present day. Unlike conventional publications that merely illustrate a few essentials, this work places 900 paintings taken from every era squarely in the foreground. Eleven chapters in two volumes feature an introductory essay profiling the age and the achievements of the major artists, and then present selected works accompanied by searching commentaries.

            The reader is guided through the techniques and motifs of the artists, and familiarised with the spirit and background concerns of the age. Artist to artist, era to era, century to century – an authoritative history! It is for browsing, too, where the reader can make new discoveries or meet old friends on every page. This virtual museum of eight centuries of masterpieces by over 500 artists is a place to explore, to acquire a richer understanding of art – a reliable history, a handbook, as entertaining as it is instructive.