![]() ![]() Who is Hercules? What is the Nativity? Who is that girl with a broken wheel? Who is the man abducting the woman who looks like a tree? Does that big red square mean anything? 3 What is its value? Am I looking at $10? $10,000? $1 million? $10 million? 4 Is it any good? And, in front of a pile of bricks or an unmade bed, am I being taken for a ride? I soon learned that four questions were asked over and over again: 1 What should I look for? What are the key features in a Picasso, a Rembrandt, a Raphael, a Turner? 2 What is going on? What is the story? My first job in the art world was at the Tate Gallery in London, as a new member of a small team whose task was to stand in front of the works on display and explain them to the public. THE EYE IS THE SOVEREIGN OF THE SENSES, AND TO SHARE LOOKING IS ONE OF LIFE’S GREAT PLEASURES-IT INCREASES WITH AGE AND IS NOT CONFINED TO WORKS OF ART. THIS BOOK HAS EVOLVED OVER MANY YEARS OF LOOKING AT WORKS OF ART, OFTEN ON MY OWN, BUT PREFERABLY IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS. ![]() I1358 2 A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Color reproduction GRB, Italy Printed and bound in China by L Rexģ000 BCE –1300 CE 46 GOTHIC AND EARLY RENAISSANCEĬ.1700–1800 218 ROMANTIC AND ACADEMIC ART No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 04 05 06 08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Text © Robert Cumming 2005 All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Convention. Laura Watson, Dawn Terrey, Sharon Rudd, Peter Radcliffe Aaron Brown, Jennifer Close, Lorna Hankin, Clare Wallisįirst published in 2005 by Dorling Kindersley Limited 80 Strand, London WC2R ORL Penguin Group First American Edition, 2005 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc. Juliette Norsworthy Ferdie McDonald Peter Laws David John, Rob Houston Thomas Cussans Sarah Smithies, Celia Dearing, Carlo Ortu John Goldsmid Rita Sinha Debra Wolter Phil Ormerod Liz Wheeler Andrew Heritage Bryn Walls Jonathan Metcalf LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, MELBOURNE, AND DELHI Senior Art Editor Senior Editor Design assistance Editorial assistance Additional text contribution Picture Research DTP Production Managing Editor Managing Art Editor Executive Managing Editor Editorial Director Art Director Publisher Text previously published in ART: A Field GuideĪrt ROBERT CUMMING Text previously published in Art: A Field Guide
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