The Power of Art by Simon Schama

The Power of Art

Simon Schama

564 pages first pub 2006 (editions) user-added

nonfiction art history informative lighthearted fast-paced
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"Great art has dreadful manners," Simon Schama observes wryly at the start of his epic and explosive exploration of the power, and whole point, of art. "The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things...

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