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The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern

by Carol Strickland · 1992

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A layman's guide to art history provides the reader with a basic working knowledge of art and its influence on society.

Subject
history
Themes
art
Audience
adult
Length
short · 198 pages

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