50 Gemälde, die man kennen sollte

What you have always wanted to know about art but never dared to ask. A perfect overview work for art beginners: the most significant paintings in art history in one volume. Around four million people visit the Sistine Chapel in Rome each year and marvel at the frescoes that Michelangelo created there 500 years ago. Much less frequently admired on site, but equally world-famous, are Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, depicting three lonely souls in a bar in nighttime Chicago. Iconic artworks like these are firmly anchored in our visual memory and continue to influence painting to this day. "50 Paintings You Should Know" presents a visual atlas of art in 50 works, each of which has earned an eternal place in the pantheon of art history in its own unique way. Knowledgeable texts about their creation and impact stories, along with numerous comparative illustrations.