《艺术上的关键时刻》描述了从文艺复兴时期到当今的50个关键时刻，有的享有盛名，有的不为人所知。生动多彩的片段表现了它们那个时代激动人心的事情：米开朗基罗的《大卫》或马塞尔•杜尚《喷泉》首次公开时；当偶然的见面激发艺术家们创作出吸引人的新风格时，如印象主义或波普艺术；或者当展览引起公众轰动时。

Key Moments in Art describes fifty pivotal moments – some famous, others unfamiliar – from the Renaissance to the present day. Vivid, colourful vignettes capture the excitement of their times: when Michelangelo’s David or Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain were unveiled for the first time; when chance meetings have spurred artists to create compelling new styles, such as Impressionism or Pop Art; or when exhibitions have caused a public sensation.

Lee Cheshire’s storytelling approach is both entertaining and easy to remember. He celebrates artistic ingenuity and collaboration, but does not shy away from the arguments, fights and lawsuits that have dogged art’s often-tur