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An introduction to the properties, concepts, and meanings of Western art through a series of concise, specific explorations of 32 works of art or groups of related works-paintings, sculptures, and buildings from widely varying cultures and times. Mr. Cole explains how art is... Read Full Overview

THE INFORMED EYE is a beautiful and blessedly straightforward exposition of the essential principles and history of Western art. In these pages the distinguished art historian Bruce Cole uses a progression of concise, specific explorations--one might call them case studies--of... Read Full Overview

An introduction to the properties, concepts, and meanings of Western art through a series of concise, specific explorations of 32 works of art or groups of related works-paintings, sculptures, and buildings from widely varying cultures and times. Mr. Cole explains how art is... Read Full Overview