Bibliograph

Master paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James Cuno

Type

Label

Master paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James Cuno

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Master paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago

Nature of contents

catalogs

Oclc number

262432314

Responsibility statement

selected by James Cuno

Review

"The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879, has grown from an outpost of culture on the midwestern prairie to one of America's most outstanding museums. This volume presents 149 of the Art Institute's finest European and American paintings, from the Renaissance to 2003. It marks the 2009 opening of Renzo Piano's Modern Wing, the stunning new home for a number of works featured here." "The quality and variety of the selection presented here reflect the scope of the Art Institute's painting collection. Each of the works is illustrated in full color and accompanied by a brief, informative text. An introduction describes the origins of the museum and the growth of its collection."--BOOK JACKET

Table Of Contents

European paintings to 1900 -- American paintings to 1906 -- Modernism to 1948 -- Modern and contemporary to 2003

Classification

Contributor