History of Art. Simple about the Important. Styles, Directions, and Movements Gift Edition

The gift edition of the famous bestseller by Alina Aksenova, History of Art. Simple about the Important. Styles, Directions, and Movements, sold in a circulation of 58 thousand copies! Treat yourself and your loved ones to a gift — learn... to understand art! In this beautiful gift book, we explore the history of art from Ancient Greece and Rome to the present day. Using the examples of the most vivid and characteristic works, we derive the formula by which everyone can understand what elements make up a style. With it, you will learn to distinguish styles, directions, and movements, as well as understand the reasons for the emergence of those or other phenomena in art. This book will be a wonderful addition to your library if you enjoyed such books as The Bridge Over the Abyss by Paola Volkova and The Story of Art by Ernst Gombrich. The rich illustrative material will enhance your immersion in the world of art. Level One — a well-known Moscow lecture hall, where about 100 lectures on various topics, from art and psychology to physics and astronomy, are held monthly. Level One lecturers are experts in their fields and wonderful storytellers who will help you quickly grasp the essence of each topic. The author of this book is Alina Aksenova, a lecturer at Level One, art historian and philologist, guide at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, and a specialist in Ancient Greek culture.