{"product_id":"art-unpacked-9780500025673","title":"Art Unpacked","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA down-to-earth, visual guidebook that shows how to âreadâ, understand and get the most out of art.     For beginners, art history might seem a daunting subject with complex rules and impenetrable technical language. Even for more seasoned art lovers the question of how to think about art is a perennial riddle. Art Unpacked is the perfect resource for both audiences: an engaging, visual primer for the general reader, as well as educators. Designed like an instruction manual, fifty key artworks from around the world are deconstructed with pithy explanations, diagrams and close-ups, in order to reveal the elements that make up a masterpiece.     Dating from the earliest times to the present, the artworks under analysis are drawn from many cultures, and cover all forms of visual media including: drawing, illustration, photography, prints and sculpture. Matthew Wilsonâs simplicity of approach, using established art historical methods, enables the reader to discover the fundamentals of art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: How Art Works\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Roots of Art: 30,000 BCE to 1399 CE\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Growth of Knowledge: 1400–1599\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Expansion of Vision: 1600–1799\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Modern World: 1800–1945\u003cbr\u003e 5. New Practices and Beyond: 1945–onwards","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864758759767,"sku":"9780500025673","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500025673.jpg?v=1722273109","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/art-unpacked-9780500025673","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}