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# Chronologically curated masterpieces Top 31 in Art Encyclopaedias 475 rave reviews Great Paintings: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained (DK History Changers)

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## Summary

> 🎨 Own the stories behind the world’s greatest paintings — because your walls deserve more than just color.

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- **What is this?** Great Paintings: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained (DK History Changers)
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## Key Features

- • **Trusted by Thousands:** Rated 4.8/5 by 475+ art lovers and ranked top 50k in books, ensuring quality and credibility.
- • **Chronological Journey:** Experience art history in a seamless timeline, making complex movements and styles effortlessly understandable.
- • **Masterpieces Unveiled:** Dive deep into the world’s most iconic paintings with expert explanations that elevate your art IQ.
- • **Collector’s Edition Quality:** Beautifully crafted hardcopy designed to be a stunning coffee table centerpiece and a conversation starter.
- • **Perfect Gift for A-Level & Beyond:** Ideal for students and professionals eager to master art history with clarity and style.

## Overview

Great Paintings: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained is a highly rated, chronologically organized art history book that offers in-depth insights into iconic paintings and their creators. Perfectly crafted as a hardcopy, it serves both as an educational tool for students and a stylish coffee table book for art enthusiasts, ranking impressively in art encyclopaedias and painting categories.

## Description

From works by Botticelli and Raphael to Salvador Dali and Frida Kahlo, discover the paintings that have shaken the art world through the centuries and across continents. Great Paintings takes you on your own personal gallery tour of over 60 of the world's best-loved paintings. Unlock the hidden meanings and symbols behind each painting, with over 700 photographs to bring the pictures to life and help you understand the key features, composition and techniques that have made these paintings stand out. Plus, biographies of the artists provide the background to each art work, inspiring you to paint your own picture of the historical and social context behind each masterpiece. Updated for 2018, Great Paintings is a beautiful guide to the paintings, both familiar and new, that have changed the world- it really is like having a gallery of all the great paintings at your fingertips. Previous ISBN: 9781405363303

## Features

- Warning:Not suitable for children over 36 months
- Warning:Not suitable for children under 3 years. For use under adult supervision

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0241332818 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 48,085 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 30 in Art Encyclopaedias 318 in Painting (Books) 343 in Art History & Criticism |
| Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (484) |
| Dimensions  | 21.9 x 2.3 x 26.2 cm |
| ISBN-10  | 0140447830 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0241332818 |
| Item weight  | 1.16 kg |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 256 pages |
| Publication date  | 1 Mar. 2018 |
| Publisher  | DK |

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