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The next instalment in the bestselling Big Ideas series, The Art Book, takes the reader on a tour of the world´s greatest artistic movements and works, giving fascinating coverage of painting, drawing, printing, sculpture and conceptual art, spanning from prehistoric cave paintings to 20th century performance art.

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Embark on a grand tour of art history with this guide to the story of art, and the big ideas and themes behind the world´s most important artistic movements, artworks, and artists.

The Art Book explores the more than 80 of the world´s most groundbreaking artworks by history´s most influential painters, sculptors, and artists with stunning visuals and insightful quotations. Discover key artworks and artists from across the globe, stretching from the prehistoric Altamira cave paintings and Chinese jade carvings to more impressionism, symbolism, cubism, and pop art.

Understand the ideas that inspired masterpieces by Botticelli, Rembrandt, Klimt, Matisse, Picasso, and dozens more, with The Art Book´s fascinating overview of painting, drawing, printing, sculpture, conceptual art, and performance art, from ancient history to the modern day.

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