Whether you're looking at a Japanese woodcut, Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper or Pablo Picasso's Guernica, The Art of Looking will help you sharpen your eye and give you greater confidence when analysing images. This essential guide includes a glossary of key terms, ranging from artistic movements and technical terminology to religious and classical lexicon, and a valuable list of recommended reading. Those who enjoy art and want to delve deeper into it will find Essentials of Art a perfect companion, providing all the contextual information they need to enjoy and understand it, whether they are an avid gallery-goer, an armchair reader or a curious observer. With attractive, accessible, authoritative texts, with a strong visual component, written and conceived by experts.

Publisher: Blume