--- product_id: 58867166 title: "What Great Paintings Say: Masterpieces in Detail (Bibliotheca Universalis)" price: "217.62 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/58867166-what-great-paintings-say-masterpieces-in-detail-bibliotheca-universalis store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # What Great Paintings Say: Masterpieces in Detail (Bibliotheca Universalis) **Price:** 217.62 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** What Great Paintings Say: Masterpieces in Detail (Bibliotheca Universalis) - **How much does it cost?** 217.62 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/58867166-what-great-paintings-say-masterpieces-in-detail-bibliotheca-universalis) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description This important addition to our understanding of art history’s masterworks puts some of the world's most famous paintings under a magnifying glass to uncover their most small and subtle elements and all they reveal about a bygone time, place, and culture. Guiding our eye to the minutiae of subject and symbolism , authors Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen allow even the most familiar of pictures to come alive anew through their intricacies and intrigues. Is the bride pregnant? Why does the man wear a beret? How does the shadow of war hang over a scene of dancing? Along the way, we travel from Ancient Egypt through to modern Europe , from the Renaissance to the Roaring Twenties. We meet Greek heroes and poor German poets and roam from cathedrals to cabaret bars , from the Garden of Eden to a Garden Bench in rural France. As we pick apart each painting and then reassemble it like a giant jigsaw puzzle, these celebrated canvases captivate not only in their sheer wealth of details but also in the witness they bear to the fashions and trends, people and politics, loves and lifestyles of their time. Review: Beautiful, informative, but too small to be a coffee table book - if you're looking to learn, the paintings are covered in detail and the images are beautiful. But the book needed to be about 3-4 inches taller so the text and images can be larger because as is you need a magnifying lens. I am very happy with the book Review: Wonderful book! - Wonderful book! I haven’t read it all yet, just about half, but it’s wonderful. I took quite a bit of art history in college, but this book tells you so much more without diving into tedious minutiae. The art included is from many different countries and time periods so you’re learning about art but also culture. I bought two for myself (home, studio) and one for my art student as a gift. Treat yourself! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #40,813 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #30 in Arts & Photography Criticism #88 in Art History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 636 Reviews | ## Images ![What Great Paintings Say: Masterpieces in Detail (Bibliotheca Universalis) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/814P9GOFX0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful, informative, but too small to be a coffee table book *by J***N on March 15, 2023* if you're looking to learn, the paintings are covered in detail and the images are beautiful. But the book needed to be about 3-4 inches taller so the text and images can be larger because as is you need a magnifying lens. I am very happy with the book ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful book! *by M***J on May 15, 2026* Wonderful book! I haven’t read it all yet, just about half, but it’s wonderful. I took quite a bit of art history in college, but this book tells you so much more without diving into tedious minutiae. The art included is from many different countries and time periods so you’re learning about art but also culture. I bought two for myself (home, studio) and one for my art student as a gift. Treat yourself! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderful little book *by S***C on August 3, 2020* Yes it is indeed a small book... that you can carry in your bag and take it with you everywhere, all are advantages! 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