Visit some of Europe’s greatest museums and galleries in the company of a knowledgeable tour guide.
"Who can resist an art critic with attitude?"
– Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice, Ian Binnie
"It was wonderful! Julian shared his enormous knowledge of the world’s best art with a panache that is irresistible."
– Justice Stephen Goudge, Ontario Court of Appeal
This essential companion to all the major European museums and galleries discusses some of the world’s greatest paintings from Giotto through to Picasso. Julian Porter’s passion for art began with the seven years he spent as a student tour guide in Europe. Since then, he has conducted countless tours of Europe’s famous galleries – The Louvre, The Prado, The Hermitage, The Rijksmuseum, the Sistine Chapel, and many others.
In the usually pretentious arena of art connoisseurs, Porter’s voice stands out as fresh and original. He finds the best of the best, which he describes with entertaining irreverence, and spares you hours of sore feet and superfluous information.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2013.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 708.94
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Includes indexes Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- e------
- ISBN
- 9781459700727 9781459700734
- LCCN
- N1010
- LCCN Item number
- P67 2013eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xxi, 426 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00233413 (OCoLC)863054149 (CaOOCEL)445975
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- One hundred forty-nine paintings you really need to see in Europe
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- 149 Paintings You Really Need to See in Europe 4
- Copyright 5
- CONTENTS 6
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 18
- INTRODUCTION 20
- 1 24
- 2 82
- 3 126
- 4 160
- 5 188
- 6 234
- 7 278
- 8 332
- 9 360
- NOTES 418
- INDEX Of Artists And Their Works 420
- INDEX OF PAINTINGS BY TITLE 428
- INDEX OF PAINTINGS BY GALLERY 436
- CHECKLIST OF THE 149 PAINTINGS 444