{"product_id":"9781621510772","title":"Art and Human Consciousness","description":"This survey of western art from ancient Egypt to Picasso looks at visual art in a completely new and imaginative way. Gottfried Richter's lively and penetrating obser-vations will inspire and enthuse the novice, while breathing new life into the thinking of art critics and historians. Richter concerns himself broadly with architecture, sculpture, and painting-as well as mythology and legend-in pre-senting the creations of artist and architect as an expression of the evolution of human consciousness. In vivid images he offers the reader interpretive keys to under-stand this process in all areas of art history. With many examples the author illustrates how human life has undergone a qualitative transfor-mation as humanity has gradually freed itself from a life determined by spiritual guidance in order to take hold of the sensory world and experience free individuality.","brand":"SteinerBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157228142832,"sku":"9781621510772","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781621510772_p0.jpg?v=1763859402","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781621510772","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}