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Publisher: Kawade Shobo Shinsha (July 10, 2019)
Release date: July 10, 2019
Language: Japanese
Hardcover: 688 pages
ISBN-10 : 4309256287
ISBN-13 : 978-4309256283
Dimensions: 18.1 x 4.5 x 25.5 cm

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release date 2019年7月10日

Part numberMbk9784309256283

Specification ■Content Introduction

A huge bestseller with a total of 8 million copies sold
The world's best-selling art book

Recommended by Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, Shuji Takashina!
"The appeal of the work is clearly highlighted within the context of history."

●376 color pieces ●64 monochrome pieces
Includes six large illustrations with double doors
Van Eyck "Ghent Altarpiece" / Botticelli "The Birth of Venus" /
Van der Weyden "The Descent from the Cross" / Da Vinci "The Last Supper" /
Michelangelo "Sistine Chapel" / Pollock "1 (No. 31, 1950)"


Numerous accolades from art world authorities!
This is a book that is a pure joy for the thinking reader as well as the visual reader.
--H.W. Janson, former professor at New York University

It's a book as famous as the Mona Lisa and a joy to learn about.
--Pierre Rosenberg, former director of the Louvre

Like many art historians of my generation, my thinking about painting owes a lot to Gombrich.
--Neil MacGregor, former director of the National Gallery, London

A new edition of a book that could be called the centerpiece of the great undertaking of connecting the general public with art has been released.
It's difficult to put into words how excited I am.
--J. Carter Brown, Director Emeritus of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and former Chairman of the United States Commission on Fine Arts

No other book has had as great a power as Gombrich's The Story of Art in engaging people, whether they be art historians, art students, or academics, in the world of art.
Gombrich is a great historian who has written a wonderful story, and his straightforward, non-technical style and passion will continue to be widely appreciated.
--Christopher Frayling, Former Professor of Cultural History, Royal College of Art, London

It is no exaggeration to say that The Story of Art is the most famous and widely read art book in the world. It takes a grand view of art history from prehistoric cave paintings to modern experimental art, and allows the reader to understand the history of art from prehistory to the present as a single story. The writing style is straightforward and simple, making the story stand out clearly. It depicts art history as a story that stretches from the age of the pyramids to contemporary art, in a way that is truly visible to the eye.

Acclaimed worldwide! The best introductory art book of the century!
From the cave paintings of Lascaux to contemporary art,
The definitive edition that covers the entire interconnected history of art!
●Read the story in a simple style while appreciating the abundant illustrations.
Enjoy art history. A great introductory and basic book!
● Chapters are arranged according to the flow of history, and art styles and art movements are presented for each era.
A comprehensive commentary by an art historian with overwhelming knowledge!

■From the table of contents ※Excerpts from all 28 chapters
Mysterious Beginnings: Prehistory, Primitive People, and the Ancient Civilizations of the Americas
In Search of Eternity - Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete
The Kingdom of Beauty: Greece and its Expansion (4th century BC - 1st century AD)
Crossroads in History: Rome and Byzantium (5th-13th centuries)
Looking East: Islam, China (2nd century - 13th century)
Tradition and Change: Italy (late 15th century)
Light and Color: Venice and Northern Italy (Early 16th Century)
The Spread of New Knowledge: Germany and the Netherlands (Early 16th Century)
Mirror of Nature - The Netherlands (17th century)
Power and Glory - Italy, France, Germany, Austria (late 17th century - 18th century)
The Age of Reason: England and France (18th Century)
Dismantling Tradition: England, America, and France (late 18th century - early 19th century)
Searching for new standards - (Late 19th century)
Experimental Art: First Half of the 20th Century
An endless story: the triumph and decline of modernism, and the ever-changing past
References/Chronology/Maps/Country Illustration List/Index

*This book is a new edition of a book of the same title published by Phaidon Inc. in January 2007, following the company's withdrawal from Japan.

【author】
Ernst H. Gombrich
1909 -2001. The greatest art historian of the 20th century. Born in Vienna. In 1936, he became a member of the Warburg Institute in London, and served as its director and professor of classics at the University of London from 1959 to 1976.
He has been awarded many prizes around the world, including a knighthood, the Order of Merit, the Goethe Prize, the Hegel Prize and the Erasmus Prize.

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