Met Publications|Art History & Reference^The Met Store ART IS…
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DetailsWith over 180 works from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection, ART IS… looks at art with short, concise …
With over 180 works from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection, ART IS… looks at art with short, concise observation, reflections, and reactions. Because there are no absolute explanations, readers are encouraged to observe, to debate, and to develop their own definitions of art.
This engaging book from The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers nearly two hundred illustrated definitions of art, all presented as simple, concise observations and reactions: a Da Vinci sketch is study; a Louis Comfort Tiffany vase is craft; a Nigerian mask is symmetry; a Van Gogh still life is composition; a Babylonian lion is fierce; a Duccio portrait is tender.
Reaching across time and form, from ancient statues to medieval tapestries to Baroque instruments to Impressionist paintings to contemporary…See More
| Publisher | TheMetropolitan Museum of Art |
| Pages | 384 |
| Illustrations | Full color throughout |
| Format | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 5 1/2” x 6 5/8” |
| ISBN | 9781588394477 |
| Size | Chinese, English |
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