A Year in Art: A Painting a Day

Book Overview

Wake up to artistic inspiration every day with this popular, chunky hardback made available again in a refreshed edition containing a perpetual calendar featuring a dazzling variety of masterpieces from every era.

As functional as it is beautiful, this substantial book presents some of the world's greatest art in an elegant package that will look good at home or in the office.

Every day offers a different, exquisitely reproduced artwork from a variety of eras, genres, and media; quotations to ponder, surprise, and delight; and ample space to record birthdays, anniversaries, and other important dates as well as personal notes and reflections.

There's art for every taste and from every period: prehistory and ancient Egypt; Medieval and Renaissance; Impressionist, Abstract, and Modern. Featured artists include, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Raphael, Michelangelo, Albrecht Dürer, Caravaggio, Titian, Hiroshige, El Greco, Vermeer, Turner, Monet, van Gogh, Cassatt, Kandinsky, Klee, Picasso, and others.

This book's global and historical collection of images makes it the perfect gift for lovers of art and will offer inspiration every day of the year.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3791389114
• ISBN13: 9783791389110
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.9" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Worth It

I recently ordered this book, and i have looked through at the library. These paintings are all classics and most of them should be known to art fanatics and most everybody who has any degree of passion for art. the only thing that I dont like about the book, is that the entire painting is pretty small, and only a portion of the painting is large enought to really examine. overall, i think whatever you are about to pay for this book, it is definitely worth it. peace

Such a Pleasure

It's just great every morning to turn the page and see a new painting. Some of them are old friends, but there are many that are unfamiliar. It's like finding a hidden treasure.

Great for Introducing Paintings Simply - and Daily

I love this idea - every day of the year, the reader/appreciator of art, may learn about a particular work of art through admiration and study. In addition, the editor added related quotes in the adjoining page. I am a writer who loves art, so this is very appealing to me as a leaping off point for my own creativity. I am also a mother and could see helping my children learn more about art-just through sampling one of these works of art every day. It isn't like I would be giving a disseration, but we could certainly gain awareness of the artists and study up on those who are especially appealing. My only criticism... and it is given lightly, because it is so subjective... is that I wish there was a wider variety of artists represented. The pieces they chose are fantastic - and many artists have more than one painting... which is valuable in another way... to see an artist earlier in the year and then come upon the same artist, later. That has merit, indeed... and I wish, still, there was more variety. Doesn't mean I won't get a lot of good use out of this book - I imagine I will end up taking the art out of the binding, though, because I can see it being handled a lot throughout the year.

Every Day Is A Work Of Art

I picked up this quirky book quite by accident and was mesmerized by the concept. As stated in the item description, each day of the year is assigned a painting with an accompanying page for notes. Too unwieldy to be a practical calendar and too restrictive a format to lend itself to the task of journaling, this book is nevertheless intriguing. The design of this oddly-shaped book necessitates the sometimes butcherous cropping of many of the painting - but I suppose that is not exactly the point. If you want the traditional art book, get an art book. "A Year In Art" isn't intended to be a text book of art history - instead, I believe that it is intended to inspire. As trite as it may sound, there is something almost magical about turning to a new page each day and finding a glorious painting to motivate us to look for that which will transcend the commonplace in our lives on each particular day. Sort of like "every day a painting to stir us to make each day our own masterpiece." Four and a half stars would be a fairer rating. This book would make a nice gift for those who have an appreciation for the lyrical and the creative.