- Overview
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Without going to an art museum, you can learn about history, artists and techniques with 365 world masterpieces, one page for each day of the year.
- Book Intro
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One page a day, readers can encounter a wealth of knowledge on art along with 365 masterpieces from around the world. From Monday to Sunday the book presents information in seven fields--masterpieces, art history, artists, genres and techniques, world history according to art, scandals and mysteries, and mythology and religion. So readers can acquire essential knowledge about art.
“Why was the Rokeby Aphrodite slashed with a hand ax?”
“The mysterious symbols of the Bible portrayed in The Last Supper”
“The economic booms and recessions of Europe seen in the Still Life of Flowers...”
From famous artists like Van Gogh and Rembrandt to lesser-known modern artists like Kollwitz and Kirchner, this book presents a selection of splendid masterpieces. It also includes art works of various genres including sculpture, ancient murals and prints, as well as paintings. The book doesn’t end at simply presenting artists and artworks. It introduces the rich stories behind them, such as world history, mythology, techniques and mysteries linked to the artworks. All the reader has to do is read a fun book and she will experience an expansion of her knowledge of liberal arts.
List of Contents
Monday: Artwork--Essential masterpieces one must know for general knowledge
Tuesday: Art History--From ancient art to modern art, the crucial moments in art history
Wednesday: Artist--Artists who made a mark in art history or who lived an impressive life
Thursday: Genre & Technique--Painting styles and techniques perfected by the masters after trial and error
Friday: World History--A masterpiece that recorded an important event in world history
Saturday: Scandal--The story behind the masterpieces and controversial moments in art history
Sunday: Mythology & Religion--Greek mythology, the Bible and legends in artworks
- About the Author
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Young sook Kim
Young sook Kim is an art essayist. She has taught art history at public institutions, such as the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, the Asia Culture Center, the Ministry of Government Legislation, and the Yongin Cultural Foundation, as well as at a number of companies, galleries and libraries. She is the author of several bestsellers on art. She studied Spanish language and literature at Korea University and worked at the Chilean embassy and the Bolivian embassy in South Korea. At the age of forty, she entered graduate school at Ewha Womans' University with a passion for art and studied art history.
Kim held lectures in many public institutions like art history in Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Asia Culture Complex, the Office of Legislation, Yongin Cultural Foundation, many companies, galleries, libraries and etc while writing diverse best selling books. She has written 20 books including A Stroll in the Louvre and Orsay, World History in Art museum, A Stroll in Firenze arts, A Stroll in Art museum of Netherland and Belgium, The Impertinent Resistence of Modern Artists, Must-See Paints at the Vatican Art Museum Top 100, Greece Through Writing of Myth and Reading of History, Torch, the Painted Bible.
