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Europe's Top 100 Masterpieces (First Edition): Art for the Traveler

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Europe's Top 100 Masterpieces (First Edition): Art for the Traveler
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Gene Openshaw
By (author) Rick Steves
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:280
Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 230
Category/GenreTravel
Travel and holiday guides
Museum, historic sites, gallery and art guides
ISBN/Barcode 9781641712231
ClassificationsDewey:709.4
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Avalon Travel Publishing
Imprint Rick Steves
Publication Date 19 November 2019
Publication Country United States

Description

Explore Europe's top 100 works of art with America's most trusted travel authority, Rick Steves. Travel through time and discover Europe's most iconic paintings, sculptures, and historic buildings. From Venus to Versailles, Apollo to David, and Mona Lisa to The Thinker, Rick and co-author Gene Openshaw will have you marvelling, learning, and laughing, one masterpiece at a time. Whether you're travelling to Europe or just dreaming about it, this book brings meaning and depth to your sightseeing, with historical context and information on where to see the art for yourself. With Rick's trusted insight and gorgeous, full-colour photos throughout, EUROPE'S TOP 100 MASTERPIECES celebrates nearly 20,000 years of unforgettable art.

Author Biography

Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. Rick produces a best-selling guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually. He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves' Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. To recharge, Rick plays piano, relaxes at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spends time with his son Andy and daughter Jackie. Find out more about Rick at www.ricksteves.com and on Facebook. Connect with Rick: facebook.com/RickSteves twitter: @RickSteves instagram: ricksteveseurope Gene Openshaw is a writer, composer, tour guide, and lecturer on art and history. Specializing in writing walking tours of Europe's cultural sights, Gene has coauthored 10 of Rick's books and contributes to Rick's public television series. As a composer, Gene has written a full-length opera (Matter), a violin sonata, and dozens of songs. He lives near Seattle with his daughter, and roots for the Mariners in good times and bad.