Masterpieces Great Paintings of the World in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

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Are you someone who wants a concise guide to world art history? This book of favorites is the perfect answer with over 150 paintings scanning the globe. The book is divided into four sections. The first chapter is on Asian art. This extradorniary section has Chinese scrolls, Japanese painted screens, and works from Tibet, India, and Persia. Some of the works such as "The Thirteen Emperors" and "Minister Kibi's Trip to China" are so large that only details can be shown. The second section deals with Europe with examples from all the major movements. Impressionism and post Impressionism are the best represented ones with famous paintings by Renoir, Monet, and Gauguin. There are also fine Renaissance, Baroque, and nineteenth century English paintings. The third section is about United States painting. There are fine examples by famous names such as Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent, but there are several artists who are not well known. In fact, many of the artists studied in Boston. The last chapter deals with the twentieth century with paintings by artists such as Picasso, Kirchner, Matisse, O'Keeffe, Hopper, and Pollack. If you have a museum art library, you must add this to your collection. Read more

Beautiful book and I received it in excellent condition good bookseller I will buy from them again. Read more

I didn't buy this book when I visited the MFA, and regretted it. Now that I have it, I realize it is a great (though not all inclusive) catalogue of one of America's greatest museums. Read more

This was a gift for my daughter after she visited the Museum of Fine Art in Boston. She loved seeing the masterpieces again in the book. Read more

wish there was more pictures from around the world too. but its still good for those who love art! a must. Read more

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