The Oxford Dictionary of Art

Whether you are interested in Junk Art or Byzantine Art, the Ash-Can School or the Antipodeans, Praxiteles and Phidias or Gilbert and George, The Oxford Dictionary of Art is the first place to turn for accurate information about artists, schools, periods, techniques, critical terms, major museums, art historians, philosophers, and much, much more. Compiled from three highly acclaimed Oxford Companions --The Oxford Companion to Art, The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art, and The...
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Whether you are interested in Junk Art or Byzantine Art, the Ash-Can School or the Antipodeans, Praxiteles and Phidias or Gilbert and George, The Oxford Dictionary of Art is the first place to turn for accurate information about artists, schools, periods, techniques, critical terms, major museums, art historians, philosophers, and much, much more. Compiled from three highly acclaimed Oxford Companions --The Oxford Companion to Art, The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art, and The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts--and with hundreds of new entries added, this authoritative, one-volume reference offers over three thousand entries on almost every aspect of Western art, as well as the most essential features of Asian art.
Wide-ranging and thoroughly , this unique up-to-date guide is an indispensable reference for scholars, for students, and for art enthusiasts of every kind. It is also a browser's delight, filled with fascinating facts about the personalities who people the world of art.