The 12-hour art expert : everything you need to know about art in a dozen masterpieces
by Charney, Noah (Author)
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"His novel, The Art Thief, was a bestseller in five countries and is translated into 17 languages. His The Art of Forgery, Stealing the Mystic Lamb and Slovenology were international bestsellers. His book Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art was nominated for the Pulitzer Priz... Full description
Table of Contents:
- Art is for All
- Is It Even Art? Defining Art and the Human Need for Creativity
- Art as Object and Technique
- Find Crivelli's Pickle. Saint Spotting 101, Iconography and the Covert Language of Art
- The Isms Cheat Sheet in 30 Paintings
- The "Complete"(ish) History of Sculpture
- When Bad Things Happen to Good Art: Conservation, Loss and Crime
- A Digital Light in the Forest: Hi-Tech Art History Reveals Secrets
- What Would Freud Say? Art, Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience
- Art and Value: The Art Market, Digitalization and How to Shop for Art
- Art History as Mystery: New Discoveries (and What Happens When the Experts Get it Wrong)
- The Future of Art.