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Art History Chinese art - cover

Art History Chinese art

Stephen W. Bushell, Pierre Emmanuel Klingbeil

Casa editrice: Parkstone International

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As the centre of Far-Eastern art, China has always fascinated Westerners, who take an interest in its religious leaders and savants as much as in its artists. Sophisticated and mysterious, Chinese art has persistently developed for 10,000 years through unequalled talent, which long ago established its artistic preeminence. Admired and imitated by all, today Chinese paintings and porcelain are the timeless reminders of a decadent past which continues to astound people around the world. Dealing not only with architecture, sculpture and painting but also with bronze and porcelain, this text offers a complete panorama of Chinese arts and civilisation until the fall of the Empire in 1911.
Disponibile da: 27/07/2024.
Lunghezza di stampa: 46 pagine.

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