The Power of Art (New Revised Edition) Author: [UK] Simon Schama Publisher: China Academy of Art Press

The Power of Art is the most representative masterpiece of the BBC since the new millennium. It has won many international awards, including the International Emmy Award for Best Arts Program and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award for Best Photographic Documentary. As soon as the book of the same name was released, it became a classic in art history.

Eight incomparable masterpieces, from Caravaggio's "David and Goliath" to Picasso's "Guernica". Author Schama drives us out of the comfort zone of the art gallery and recreates the magnificent historical situation with a gripping story. After all the unwillingness and unbearableness, the moment of desperate gamble - the masterpiece is born. "What is the use of art?" Eight masterpieces give their own answers.

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With vivid enthusiasm, eloquent arguments, and a quick mind, (Sharma) is a gifted communicator who knows how to transform facts and arguments into a powerful and coherent narrative.

—The Independent

Excellent writing, with echoes of deep insights that command attention... a beautifully conceived and presented book from a professor of art history at Columbia University in New York. Only a few books in the world can compare with this.

——Western Daily Press