2009/01/01 by Ian Chilvers · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Art #Art history #Historical and Architectural Studies #Historical and Literary Studies #Visual arts
paper · doi:10.1093/acref/9780199532940.001.0001
openalex publication_date 2009/01/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/03/25
Covering Western art from the ancient Greeks to the present day, this best-selling and authoritative dictionary is more wide-ranging than any comparable reference work. It contains over 2,500 clear and concise entries on styles and movements, materials and techniques, and museums and galleries. It also includes biographical entries for artists, critics, collectors, dealers, and patrons, with places and full dates of birth and death (in many instances correcting misinformation that has found its way into other sources). For this new edition, entries have been thoroughly revised and updated, and more than fifty new entries have been added, for example Tracey Emin and Jack Vettriano.