This lavishly illustrated volume is a visual timeline of world art. Featuring photos of recognizable masterpieces as well as surprising and lesser known works, this book makes art accessible to everyone! Many types of fine and decorative art are covered, including paintings, sculpture, textiles, carvings, ceramics, and jewelry.

What were artists in Japan and India creating while Rembrandt was painting portraits in the Netherlands? And what compelled Jeff Koons to create a 38 foot high, 25 ton puppy composed entirely of flowers? These questions and more are answered in this comprehensive collection of works dating from earliest civilization to the present day.

30,000 Years of Art: The Story of Human Creativity Across Time and Space is a concise, readily understandable text by leading academics, curators, and archaeologists. It reveals the huge diversity — or in many cases, similarity — of humankind's artistic achievements through time and around the globe. This is an art book that is accessible to anyone. Read a little, read a lot, refer to it over and over.

Hardcover. 1072 pages. 11¾" × 11¾" (30 cm × 30 cm).