"18th Century: Illustrated History of European Art" Author: [Italy] Daniela Tarabra Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company

Introduction · · · · · ·
"Illustrated History of European Art: 18th Century" is the fourth volume of a set of classic popular art history books introduced from Electa, an Italian professional art publisher. Aiming at the fragmented reading habits of modern people, it uses refined entries, high-level summarization, split picture details, and high-information presentation to take you to understand the 18th century, an era of artistic freedom.

In the keyword section, seemingly abstract terms such as fantasy landscape painting, Churiga style, and utopian architecture become well-organized and easy to understand through the introduction of text explanations and picture analysis, establishing readers' overall impression of 18th century European art from the macro-art style to the micro-artwork type.

In the city part, you will travel to representative art centers with a strong artistic atmosphere, many masters and extremely developed art industries. From St. Petersburg, Salzburg to Constantinople, Bath and other regions, artistic styles of various places, their important works of art and landmark buildings will appear one by one, giving you a glimpse of the artistic splendor of major European cities in the 18th century.

In the artist section, world-renowned art masters are waiting for you. The life stories and outstanding works of art masters represented by Henry Fuseli, Giovanni Paolo Panini, William Hogarth, etc. will be presented to you.

About the Author
Daniela Tarabra is an art historian who graduated in modern art history from the University of Milan, with a particular focus on 18th-century painting. She is a photo researcher for art books and exhibition catalogs and has long been committed to the popularization of art. She is also a consultant to several important cultural associations, responsible for giving lectures on history and art, as well as guiding the presentation of related exhibitions. Her published books include the “Museum Guide” series “Prado Museum in Madrid”, “National Gallery in London”, “Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam” and the monograph “Rubens”.