Vseobshchaia istoriia iskusstv - Gnedich Petr Petrovich

Anticipating the first edition of his book, the writer, playwright and translator Piotr Gnedich defined the purpose before him: "This book is the first attempt to give in Russian language, in a lively and concise presentation, a picture of the general course of the development of the arts with ancient times to this day..." And he succeeded - and that is the main merit of P. P. Gnedich, whose authority as a popularizer of classical knowledge about art is still indisputable.
The volume of the actual material presented in the "Universal History of Art" is without exaggeration huge: the reader unfolds a complete picture of the development of architecture, painting, sculpture from ancient times to the 20th century. The book presents all the best that was created by the geniuses of painting, sculpture, architecture during the centuries-old history of human civilization.
Equally magnificent and graphic material - about a thousand illustrations of beautiful quality make this book the perfect gift. The undeniable advantage of the proposed publication is additional background material, illustration explanations, comments and necessary notes. The modern ornately illustrated edition will be a real decoration of the home library, an unforgettable gift for anyone interested in masterpieces of world art from ancient Egypt to classical works of Russian masters.