149 Paintings You Really Need to See in Europe (So You Can Ignore the Others)
| Author/creator | Porter, Julian Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Toronto : Dundurn LaVergne : Ingram Publisher Services [Distributor] |
| Description | 426 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation "Who can resist an art critic with attitude?" --Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice, Ian Binnie"It was wonderful! Julian shared his enormous knowledge of the world's best art with a panache that is irresistible." --Justice Stephen Goudge, Ontario Court of AppealThis essential companion to all the major European museums and galleries discusses some of the worlds greatest paintings from Giotto through to Picasso. Julian Porters passion for art began with the seven years he spent as a student tour guide in Europe. Since then, he has conducted countless tours of Europes famous galleries--The Louvre, The Prado, The Hermitage, The Rijksmuseum, the Sistine Chapel, and many others.In the usually pretentious arena of art connoisseurs, Porters voice stands out as fresh and original. He finds the best of the best, which he describes with entertaining irreverence, and spares you hours of sore feet and superfluous information. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781459700727 |
| ISBN | 1459700724 (Trade Paper) Out of Stock Indefinitely |
| Standard identifier# | 9781459700727 |
| Stock number | 00641043 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |