Pyotr Gnedich - Universal Art History. Gift book bound in leather

Architecture, painting, and sculpture from ancient times to the twentieth century

Anticipating the first edition of his book, the writer, playwright and translator Pyotr Petrovich Gnedich defined the goal before him as follows: "This book is the first attempt to give in Russian, in a lively and concise presentation, a picture of the general course of the development of the arts from ancient times to the present day..." And he succeeded - in what and This is the main merit of P. P. Gnedich, whose authority as a popularizer of classical knowledge about art is still indisputable.

The volume of factual material presented in the "Universal History of Art" is huge without exaggeration: the reader sees a complete picture of the development of architecture, painting, sculpture since ancient times and ending with the twentieth century. The book presents all the best that was created by the geniuses of painting, sculpture, architecture for the entire centuries-old history of human civilization.

The graphic material is just as great - about a thousand illustrations of excellent quality make this book an ideal gift. The indisputable advantage of the proposed publication is additional reference material, explanations to the illustrations, comments and necessary notes. The modern richly illustrated edition will become a real decoration of the home library, an unforgettable gift for everyone who is interested in masterpieces of world art from Ancient Egypt to classical works by Russian masters.