OS14824 Stewart, Tabori & Chang New York, New York, USA 1994 First Edition, Later Printing Dust Jacket Very Good Coffee Table Book Hard Cover Near Fine Grey cloth on boards. 687 pp. Jacket has some light pressure marks on rear panel near the bottom edge and light edgewear. Now in clear cover. "Here are all of the most important paintings in the Louvre. Gowing leads us through the museum as he would a friend, stopping every few paces to tell us, in a short essay, who the people in the painting are, or why an artist painted in a certain style, or how a painting broke new ground and inspired painters who came later. Each of the 115 essays is a miniature treasure: erudite, witty, provocative, enlightening. Unexpected choices appear in the book. The author has had access to paintings that are rarely on public display, so surprises are in store for art scholar as well as for the general reader." $127.00USD
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