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The Collins Big Book of Art is a beautiful, unusual, and engaging compendium of art history that provides an accessible entryway into the world of art for everyone, regardless of their level of experience. From cave paintings to the Renaissance, Impressionism to Pop Art, this comprehensive volume takes readers on a delightful and informative journey through the history of art.

With more than 1200 works of art represented, this book serves as both a coffee-table book and an educational experience. The content is cross-referenced throughout, and it includes a Chronology that spans the history of art, step by step, from 38,000 BC to the present. Pieces from around the world are juxtaposed to place them in their historical context, with each work labeled with its date, country, title, artist, materials, size, and current location. Additionally, each piece of art is tied to its corresponding artistic movement and key themes, which are explored in greater detail in other sections of the book.

Interspersed throughout the Chronology are Turning Points that delve into both the major artistic movements and highlight the technical breakthroughs that changed how artists of the time worked and affected how they saw the world. For example, the introduction of the glass lens allowed for more lifelike portraiture in the early Renaissance, the ability to put paint into tubes gave the Impressionists the freedom to work outdoors, and Freud's work in psychoanalysis had a major impact on Surrealism.

The second part of the book explores the enduring Themes of art, taking a subject and showing how artists through the ages have depicted it. Various approaches to portraits and landscapes, allegory and religion, still life and abstraction are compared and contrasted, using carefully selected images to illuminate each point made.

In addition, an extensive Reference section allows readers to access information in numerous ways, with multiple indices including a glossary of terms, an artists' registry, an index of museums, and more. This comprehensive approach, combined with easy navigation and an engaging presentation of the material, ensures that The Collins Big Book of Art will inform, inspire, and entertain art enthusiasts at any level of understanding and appreciation.

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