The Painted World takes the outstanding collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum as the starting point for an all-inclusive survey of painting from the Middle Ages to the present day, encompassing painted furniture, textiles and ceramics as well as traditional oil on canvas. The history of painting is often reduced to the story of a tiny elite of easel pictures, composed exclusively of old masters and avant-garde works. Many British paintings, watercolours, miniatures, icons and non-European works relate uneasily to this twin canon of old and modern masters. This richly illustrated account seeks to redress the balance by exploring the wider history of painting, and includes a broad range of painted works, from stained glass to items of costume, in addition to numerous oil paintings and watercolours.

About the Author
Mark Evans is Senior Curator of Paintings in the Word & Image department at the V&A . He was written extensively on painting from the late Middle Ages to the early twentieth century.


Book Information
ISBN 9781851774678
Author Mark Evans
Format Hardback
Page Count 144
Imprint V & A Publications
Publisher V & A Publishing
Weight(grams) 953g
Dimensions(mm) 273mm * 222mm * 25mm