History of art

EH Gombrich's History of Art is one of the most important works on art. famous and most popular ever published. For over seventy years, It remains an unrivaled introduction to the whole subject, from the first cave paintings to today's art. Readers around the world People of all ages and backgrounds have found in Gombrich a true master, who combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating directly his deep affection for the works he describes. This History of Art owes its enduring popularity to the author's simple, direct style, as well as his your narrative. Its purpose, he writes, is "to bring a certain order, a certain clarity in the abundance of proper names, dates, styles which complicate somewhat more specialized works”. Thanks to his intelligence of the psychology of visual arts, he makes us perceive the history of art as " an unbroken chain of still living traditions" which "connects art from our time to that of the age of the pyramids." With this edition in the format of pocket, the ever-growing success of this classic will be confirmed among future generations and this will undoubtedly remain the work of reference for any art lover.