{"product_id":"five-hundred-years-of-british-kirsteen-mcswein-9781849767057","title":"Five Hundred Years of British Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lavishly illustrated, beautiful collection of highlights from the Tate collection over the past 500 years\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tate Britain is the home of British art from 1500 to the present day. This guide to the collection provides an essential introduction to the extraordinary development of British art over the centuries. \u003cbr\u003e British art is notable for genres unique to itself: group portraits, known as \"conversation pieces,\" focusing on social relations between friends, family, and allies; themes from British literature, particularly Shakespeare, Milton, and Tennyson; and topical subjects in the late 18th and early 19th centuries reflecting the wars with France and the scientific innovations of the Industrial Revolution. \u003cbr\u003e The art from Britain in Tate's collection is rich with imaginative invention and reinvention, and this panoramic book celebrates this aesthetic ingenuity as an ongoing story, revealing how 500 years of art can act as a fascinating lens through which to deepen our understanding of ourselves and society, past and present, in both Britain and in the rest of the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirsteen McSwein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 184976705X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849767057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tate Publishing(UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 10.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Kirsteen McSwein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984415391999,"sku":"9781849767057","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89b4f3e4-c342-44d2-8070-98d4427f3b20.jpg?v=1683272183","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/five-hundred-years-of-british-kirsteen-mcswein-9781849767057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}