Schama, Simon.

The power of art / Simon Schama. - London : Bodley Head, c2009. - 448 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.

"This book is published to accompany the television series Simon Schama's Power of Art, created by BBC Arts and first broadcast on BBC2 in 2006"--T.p. verso. "Published in Great Britain in 2006 by BBC Books"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 442-443) and index.

Caravaggio : painting gets physical -- Bernini : the miracle worker -- Rembrandt : rough stuff in the halls of the rich -- David : airbrushing the Revolution -- Turner : painting up a storm -- Van Gogh : painting from inside the head -- Picasso : modern art goes political -- Rothko : the music of beyond in the city of glitter.

1847921183 (pbk.) 9781847921185 (pbk.)


Art--History.

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