The Story of Art - 16th Edition" The Story of Art, one of the most famous and popular books on art ever written, has been a world bestseller for over four decades. Attracted by the simplicity and clarity of his writing, readers of all ages and backgrounds have found in Professor Gombrich a true master, and one who combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating his deep love of the subject. For the first time in many years the book has been completely redesigned. The illustrations, now in color throughout, have all been improved and reoriginated, and include six fold‐outs. The text has been revised and updated where appropriate, and a number of significant new artists have been incorporated. The bibliographies have been expanded and updated, and the maps and charts redrawn. The Story of Art has always been admired for two key qualities: it is a pleasure to read and a pleasure to handle. In these respects the new edition is true to its much‐loved predecessors: the text runs as smoothly as ever and the improved illustrations are always on the page where the reader needs them. In its new edition, this classic work continues its triumphant progress tirelessly for yet another generation, to remain the title of first choice for any newcomer to art or the connoisseur. " |
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E.H. Gombrich. the beauty of a picture does not really lie in the beauty of its subject- matter . I do not know whether the little ragamuffins whom the Spanish painter Murillo liked to paint , figure 3 , were strictly beautiful or not ...
... beauty . If we look back to the time of Praxiteles , page 102 , figure 62 , we remember how what we call an ' ideal ' beauty grew out of a slow approximation of schematic forms to nature . Now the process was reversed . Artists tried to ...
... beauty . We need not quarrel over these distinctions . It is no doubt true that Reni differed from Raphael in his whole approach . With Raphael , we feel that the sense of beauty and serenity flowed naturally from his whole nature and ...