from Viking Pr (November 30, 2006)
9780670066674 |
details & prices | 416 pages | List price $60.00
About: "Great art has dreadful manners," Simon Schama observes wryly at the start of his epic and explosive exploration of the power, and whole point, of art.
from Ecco Pr (November 30, 2006); titled "The Power of Art"
9780061176104 |
details & prices | 448 pages | 7.75 × 10.25 × 1.25 in. | 3.55 lbs | List price $55.00
About: A companion to the author's PBS series documents the creation processes of eight master artists including Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Picasso, in an account that discusses how each featured masterpiece was created under tremendous pressure in response to the artist's troubled time.